GentexGNTX
GNTX
About: Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2024 totaled about $2.3 billion with 47.7 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 63% interior and 37% exterior, versus 31% exterior in 2019. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Employees: 5,466
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
32% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 53
2.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.53% [Q3] → 94.39% (+2.85%) [Q4]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 518 [Q3] → 526 (+8) [Q4]
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.19M | Put options by funds: $5.01M
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.27B [Q3] → $6.24B (-$22.5M) [Q4]
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 200
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 4 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$21
4%
downside
Avg. target
$26
21%
upside
High target
$33
49%
upside
6 analyst ratings
2 positive
33%
4 neutral
67%
0 negative
0%
Guggenheim Ronald Jewsikow 54% 1-year accuracy 15 / 28 met price target | 10%upside $24 | Buy Maintained | 22 Apr 2025 |
Baird David Leiker 20% 1-year accuracy 1 / 5 met price target | 15%upside $25 | Neutral Downgraded | 15 Apr 2025 |
UBS Joseph Spak 25% 1-year accuracy 4 / 16 met price target | 4%downside $21 | Neutral Maintained | 10 Apr 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Mark Delaney 54% 1-year accuracy 21 / 39 met price target | 6%upside $23 | Neutral Maintained | 10 Apr 2025 |
B. Riley Securities Josh Nichols 50% 1-year accuracy 7 / 14 met price target | 49%upside $33 | Buy Reiterated | 3 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about GNTX published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Gentex's Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Decline Y/Y
GNTX's first-quarter earnings match estimates. It expects the 2025 gross margin to be in the band of 33-34% compared with the previous range of 33.5-34.5%.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Gentex Corporation (GNTX) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants Josh O'Berski - Director, IR Steve Downing - President and CEO Kevin Nash - CFO and VP, Finance Neil Boehm - COO and CTO Conference Call Participants Luke Junk - Baird Ryan Brinkman - JPMorgan Ron Jewsikow - Guggenheim Joseph Spak - UBS Josh Nichols - B. Riley Mark Delaney - Goldman Sachs Charlie Sloan - Oak Family Advisors James Picariello - BNP Paribas Operator Good day and thank you for standing by.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Compared to Estimates, Gentex (GNTX) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Gentex (GNTX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Gentex (GNTX) Q1 Earnings Match Estimates
Gentex (GNTX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.43 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.47 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
5 days ago
Gentex Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
ZEELAND, Mich., April 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), a leading supplier of digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, fire protection technologies, medical devices, and consumer electronics, today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Insights Into Gentex (GNTX) Q1: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Gentex (GNTX) for the quarter ended March 2025 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Earnings Preview: Gentex (GNTX) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline
Gentex (GNTX) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Gentex Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
ZEELAND, Mich., April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), the Zeeland, Michigan-based supplier of digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, fire protection technologies and consumer electronics, is pleased to announce that it will release its first quarter 2025 financial results on Friday, April 25, before the market opens. The Company will host a conference call for the investment community at 9:30am ET to discuss the results.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 weeks ago
Gentex Corporation Closes on its Acquisition of VOXX International Corporation
ORLANDO, Fla. , April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) ("VOXX" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive and consumer technologies for the global markets, as well as biometrics through a strategic joint venture, today announced the successful closing on the sale of the company to Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX).
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
DAN vs. GNTX: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Investors looking for stocks in the Automotive - Original Equipment sector might want to consider either Dana (DAN) or Gentex (GNTX). But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks?
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