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GNTX vs. VC, ADNT, ALV, APTV, BC, BWA, ITT, LEA, MGA, and TEL

Should you be buying Gentex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gentex include Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Autoliv (ALV), Aptiv (APTV), Brunswick (BC), BorgWarner (BWA), ITT (ITT), Lear (LEA), Magna International (MGA), and TE Connectivity (TEL).

Gentex vs. Its Competitors

Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) and Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Visteon currently has a consensus price target of $106.58, indicating a potential downside of 6.65%. Gentex has a consensus price target of $28.28, indicating a potential upside of 18.52%. Given Gentex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gentex is more favorable than Visteon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Visteon
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Gentex
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

Gentex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Visteon. Visteon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Visteon$3.87B0.81$274M$10.6710.70
Gentex$2.31B2.32$404.49M$1.7113.95

Gentex has a net margin of 17.01% compared to Visteon's net margin of 7.68%. Visteon's return on equity of 24.95% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Visteon7.68% 24.95% 11.25%
Gentex 17.01%16.11%14.28%

99.7% of Visteon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Visteon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Gentex had 7 more articles in the media than Visteon. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Gentex and 11 mentions for Visteon. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Visteon's score of 0.80 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Visteon
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gentex
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Visteon has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Visteon beats Gentex on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GNTX vs. The Competition

MetricGentexAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.26B$5.95B$18.40B$9.42B
Dividend Yield2.05%2.47%2.92%3.99%
P/E Ratio13.9546.8424.4620.08
Price / Sales2.3218.8937.0484.54
Price / Cash10.6526.4117.3958.45
Price / Book2.203.123.015.83
Net Income$404.49M$173.36M$806.88M$258.27M
7 Day Performance3.16%3.87%4.42%2.69%
1 Month Performance9.50%20.19%15.35%12.91%
1 Year Performance-26.56%23.61%5.83%21.81%

Gentex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNTX
Gentex
3.9691 of 5 stars
$23.86
+2.1%
$28.28
+18.5%
-28.2%$5.26B$2.31B13.956,184News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
VC
Visteon
3.9643 of 5 stars
$114.36
+3.3%
$103.50
-9.5%
+6.3%$3.12B$3.87B10.7210,000Analyst Forecast
ADNT
Adient
3.9897 of 5 stars
$22.98
+1.1%
$18.56
-19.2%
-9.2%$1.93B$14.69B-7.1870,000
ALV
Autoliv
4.254 of 5 stars
$117.69
+0.0%
$119.31
+1.4%
+19.3%$9.10B$10.39B13.5465,200Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
APTV
Aptiv
4.8777 of 5 stars
$70.50
+1.8%
$80.38
+14.0%
+4.7%$15.35B$19.64B11.67141,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
BC
Brunswick
4.3544 of 5 stars
$59.61
-1.6%
$70.00
+17.4%
-16.2%$3.92B$5.09B49.2715,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BWA
BorgWarner
3.8157 of 5 stars
$35.68
+0.7%
$38.36
+7.5%
+12.2%$7.84B$14.01B28.5438,300Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ITT
ITT
4.5275 of 5 stars
$158.11
+0.2%
$170.00
+7.5%
+12.8%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
LEA
Lear
4.661 of 5 stars
$107.30
+0.7%
$110.45
+2.9%
-8.6%$5.74B$23.31B12.58173,700Upcoming Earnings
MGA
Magna International
3.9674 of 5 stars
$42.51
+1.3%
$42.67
+0.4%
-0.5%$11.98B$42.84B10.63170,000
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.6093 of 5 stars
$176.29
-0.5%
$173.30
-1.7%
+33.3%$52.28B$15.85B38.7587,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:GNTX) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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