What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Gentex Q4 Earnings?

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Gentex in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $1.86 per share.

GNTX has been the topic of a number of other reports. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Gentex from $39.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Gentex from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Guggenheim lowered their price target on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Gentex from $33.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on shares of Gentex in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $34.00 target price on the stock. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $35.13.

Gentex Stock Performance

NASDAQ:GNTX opened at $29.15 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $30.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.03. Gentex has a 52 week low of $28.30 and a 52 week high of $37.58. The firm has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.91.

Gentex Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 8th. Gentex’s payout ratio is 25.67%.

Institutional Trading of Gentex

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas bought a new position in Gentex during the third quarter valued at $1,751,000. Synovus Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Gentex by 119.8% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 47,136 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,400,000 after buying an additional 25,693 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Gentex by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 59,958 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,780,000 after acquiring an additional 736 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Gentex during the 3rd quarter worth $125,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Gentex in the 3rd quarter worth about $373,000. Institutional investors 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.