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After finishing at $28.02 in the prior trading day, Gentex Corp (NASDAQ: GNTX) closed at $28.41, up 1.39%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.15 million shares were traded. GNTX stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.515 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.04.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GNTX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 44.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.74 and its Current Ratio is at 3.15. 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 addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. 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 6235682304 and an Enterprise Value of 6110653952. As of this moment, Gentex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.562 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.812.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GNTX is 0.84, which has changed by -0.026721478 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17089343 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GNTX has reached a high of $31.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.30M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1707450 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 219.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 218.87M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.20% stake in the company. Shares short for GNTX as of 1756425600 were 6422897 with a Short Ratio of 2.80, compared to 1753920000 on 7168842. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6422897 and a Short% of Float of 2.93.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GNTX’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.48, compared to 0.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01713062The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.61. The current Payout Ratio is 27.20% for GNTX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-08. 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 drawing attention from 6.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.41, with high estimates of $0.43 and low estimates of $0.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.8 and $1.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.76. EPS for the following year is $1.99, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $2.06 and $1.84.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $661.1M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $681M to a low estimate of $654.16M. As of the current estimate, Gentex Corp’s year-ago sales were $608.53MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $629.66M. There is a high estimate of $637M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $612.05M.
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 $2.47B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.52B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.31BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.68B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.79B and the low estimate is $2.56B.
