Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for Gentex Q1 Earnings

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Gentex in a research report issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex’s FY2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.10). Gentex had a net margin of 17.49% and a return on equity of 16.74%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.50 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Guggenheim cut their price target on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $32.50 price target (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $31.00 price objective on shares of Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Gentex presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $32.31.

Gentex Stock Performance

Shares of GNTX opened at $24.67 on Wednesday. Gentex has a twelve month low of $24.10 and a twelve month high of $37.58. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $26.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.99. The firm has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.02, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Trading of Gentex

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lindenwold Advisors INC lifted its stake in Gentex by 2.8% in the third quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 12,539 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $372,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Gentex by 5.8% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,446 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $221,000 after acquiring an additional 408 shares during the last quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Gentex by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 65,805 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,891,000 after acquiring an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Gentex by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,445 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $214,000 after acquiring an additional 457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Intellectus Partners LLC lifted its stake in Gentex by 6.1% in the third quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC now owns 8,452 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

About Gentex

Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, and fire protection products in the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, and internationally. It operates through Automotive Products and Other segments. The company offers automotive products, including interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, automotive electronics, and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for automotive passenger cars, light trucks, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans for original equipment manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and various aftermarket and accessory customers.