What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Gentex Q1 Earnings?

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Gentex in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst G. Chin forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business earned $0.50 EPS.

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

Gentex Trading Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ GNTX opened at $24.50 on Tuesday. Gentex has a 1-year low of $24.10 and a 1-year high of $37.58. The company has a market capitalization of $5.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.92, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $27.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.02.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Gentex by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,023,056 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $517,802,000 after purchasing an additional 1,038,912 shares in the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Gentex by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 7,699,919 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $228,611,000 after buying an additional 111,500 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in Gentex by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 5,516,817 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $158,498,000 after buying an additional 86,929 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Gentex by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,423,820 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $155,861,000 after buying an additional 55,816 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Gentex by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,415,871 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $155,598,000 after buying an additional 356,854 shares during the period. 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.