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GNTX vs. APTV, ALSN, BWA, MOD, LEA, DORM, DAN, LCII, THRM, and SMP

Should you be buying Gentex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gentex include Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Lear (LEA), Dorman Products (DORM), Dana (DAN), LCI Industries (LCII), Gentherm (THRM), and Standard Motor Products (SMP). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.

Gentex vs.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Aptiv received 722 more outperform votes than Gentex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.10% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 60.63% of users gave Gentex an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AptivOutperform Votes
1144
73.10%
Underperform Votes
421
26.90%
GentexOutperform Votes
422
60.63%
Underperform Votes
274
39.37%

94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Aptiv pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Aptiv had 9 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Aptiv and 16 mentions for Gentex. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Gentex's score of 0.91 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Aptiv
18 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gentex
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Aptiv currently has a consensus price target of $82.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.23%. Gentex has a consensus price target of $28.31, indicating a potential upside of 28.93%. Given Gentex's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gentex is more favorable than Aptiv.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aptiv
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Gentex
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

Aptiv has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Aptiv 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
Aptiv$19.64B0.74$1.79B$6.0411.08
Gentex$2.30B2.15$404.49M$1.7112.84

Gentex has a net margin of 17.49% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 9.07%. Gentex's return on equity of 16.74% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aptiv9.07% 15.63% 6.65%
Gentex 17.49%16.74%14.78%

Summary

Aptiv beats Gentex on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GNTX vs. The Competition

MetricGentexMotor vehicle parts & accessories IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.94B$2.75B$18.79B$8.39B
Dividend Yield2.08%4.21%2.95%4.11%
P/E Ratio12.4833.4019.4619.71
Price / Sales2.154.078.65120.65
Price / Cash10.997.0310.9434.62
Price / Book2.022.311.904.50
Net Income$404.49M$174.94M$1.41B$248.22M
7 Day Performance-4.81%-3.60%-2.57%-0.78%
1 Month Performance1.35%13.26%8.29%11.53%
1 Year Performance-35.05%-6.61%-5.22%8.99%

Gentex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNTX
Gentex
4.9241 of 5 stars
$21.96
-0.9%
$28.31
+28.9%
-36.0%$4.94B$2.30B12.485,470Positive News
Gap Up
APTV
Aptiv
4.9407 of 5 stars
$67.34
-1.3%
$82.33
+22.3%
-18.1%$14.66B$19.64B9.79160,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.1135 of 5 stars
$106.12
+0.2%
$98.63
-7.1%
+37.5%$8.94B$3.20B12.773,500Positive News
BWA
BorgWarner
4.7068 of 5 stars
$33.06
-0.8%
$37.67
+13.9%
-8.2%$7.26B$14.01B23.1252,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
4.2611 of 5 stars
$103.87
-0.6%
$146.67
+41.2%
-6.8%$5.46B$2.54B34.8611,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
LEA
Lear
4.9171 of 5 stars
$94.18
-0.6%
$112.09
+19.0%
-28.6%$5.04B$22.87B10.53168,700Trending News
Dividend Announcement
DORM
Dorman Products
2.3496 of 5 stars
$130.40
-1.2%
$143.50
+10.0%
+38.5%$3.98B$2.05B21.813,790Insider Trade
DAN
Dana
3.9407 of 5 stars
$16.01
-0.5%
$18.00
+12.4%
+16.8%$2.33B$9.90B-41.0541,800Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
LCII
LCI Industries
4.4115 of 5 stars
$91.50
+0.2%
$112.50
+23.0%
-18.0%$2.31B$3.82B16.3412,900Analyst Downgrade
Buyback Announcement
THRM
Gentherm
4.2346 of 5 stars
$27.68
-1.6%
$48.00
+73.4%
-44.2%$854.21M$1.45B13.3714,600Analyst Revision
Gap Up
SMP
Standard Motor Products
3.441 of 5 stars
$29.53
-0.9%
$42.00
+42.2%
-6.5%$649.10M$1.55B18.234,900Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:GNTX) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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