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Gentex Corp (NASDAQ: GNTX) closed the day trading at $23.38 down -2.50% from the previous closing price of $23.98. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.63 million shares were traded. GNTX stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.35.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GNTX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.70 and its Current Ratio is at 2.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on September 04, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $34.
On July 30, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $34.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on July 06, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $26 to $33.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’25 when ANDERSON JOSEPH B JR sold 3,764 shares for $22.87 per share. The transaction valued at 86,076 led to the insider holds 5,939 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GNTX now has a Market Capitalization of 5131660800 and an Enterprise Value of 4950831104. As of this moment, Gentex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.036 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.758.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GNTX is 0.77, which has changed by -0.12800002 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GNTX has reached a high of $29.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.39%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GNTX traded about 2.61M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GNTX traded about 2056350 shares per day. A total of 218.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 218.32M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.53% stake in the company. Shares short for GNTX as of 1767139200 were 8149351 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1764288000 on 6209768. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8149351 and a Short% of Float of 3.73.
Dividends & Splits
GNTX’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.48, up from 0.48 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020016681. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.64. The current Payout Ratio is 27.20% for GNTX, which recently paid a dividend on 2026-01-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-01-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Gentex Corp (GNTX) is currently being evaluated by 6.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.45, with high estimates of $0.49 and low estimates of $0.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.81 and $1.76 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.79. EPS for the following year is $1.97, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $2.13 and $1.85.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $652.14M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $661.79M to a low estimate of $634.51M. As of. The current estimate, Gentex Corp’s year-ago sales were $541.64MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $655.91M. There is a high estimate of $665.88M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $646.68M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GNTX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.55B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.54B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.31BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.67B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.77B and the low estimate is $2.61B.
