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Gentex Corporation (GNTX)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Zeeland, United States | NasdaqGS
22.63 USD +0.81 (3.712%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 22.61 -0.02 (-0.022%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:44 p.m. EDT

Gentex Corporation (GNTX) presents a mixed opportunity. Short-term traders may find some momentum in the recent price movements, but the overall trend is flat with limited upward momentum. The dividend yield is moderate, and the consistent dividend payments suggest a reliable income stream. However, the forecasting model shows very low predictive accuracy, indicating that short-term price movements are uncertain. Long-term investors might consider GNTX as a stable investment with solid fundamentals, but the recent price dip and mixed options activity suggest caution. Overall, GNTX is a moderate long-term play with a decent dividend yield, but short-term traders should be wary of the uncertain market conditions.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.059927
AutoETS0.060028
AutoARIMA0.060983
AutoTheta0.073393

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 17.37
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.121
Excess Kurtosis -1.43
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.503
Revenue per Share 11.634
Market Cap 4,874,555,392
Trailing P/E 13.01
Forward P/E 10.52
Beta 0.77
Profit Margins 15.19%
Website https://www.gentex.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:44 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates mixed sentiment. Call options, particularly out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes, show significant open interest and volume, suggesting potential bullish speculation. However, put options also show notable activity, especially around the ATM strike, which could imply some bearish sentiment or hedging. The IV (implied volatility) is relatively high across expirations, indicating uncertainty or anticipation of price movements. The overall options activity suggests a cautious outlook, with traders possibly anticipating volatility in the near term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.54% 2.02% 1.80% 1.78%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-08 0.1200 0.539811
2026-01-07 0.1200 0.495394
2025-10-08 0.1200 0.455740
2025-07-09 0.1200 0.528739
2025-04-09 0.1200 0.561746
2025-01-08 0.1200 0.453165
2024-10-09 0.1200 0.428197
2024-07-05 0.1200 0.371378
2024-04-04 0.1200 0.350292
2024-01-04 0.1200 0.397475
2023-10-05 0.1200 0.401425
2023-07-06 0.1200 0.423523
2023-04-05 0.1200 0.467858
2023-01-05 0.1200 0.451226
2022-10-06 0.1200 0.512047
2022-07-07 0.1200 0.448340
2022-04-07 0.1200 0.468972
2022-01-06 0.1200 0.367143
2021-10-07 0.1200 0.374013
2021-07-08 0.1200 0.402351
2021-04-08 0.1200 0.368960
2021-01-07 0.1200 0.356910
2020-10-08 0.1200 0.483443
2020-07-09 0.1200 0.530812
2020-04-08 0.1200 0.560091
2020-01-07 0.1150 0.434841
2019-10-08 0.1150 0.502811
2019-07-09 0.1150 0.546531
2019-04-09 0.1150 0.617133
2019-01-08 0.1100 0.593211
2018-10-04 0.1100 0.600423
2018-07-05 0.1100 0.544390
2018-04-05 0.1100 0.528977
2018-01-04 0.1000 0.538707
2017-10-05 0.1000 0.567947
2017-07-03 0.1000 0.615869
2017-04-05 0.0900 0.526664
2017-01-04 0.0900 0.513137
2016-10-05 0.0900 0.595808
2016-07-05 0.0900 0.716660
2016-04-05 0.0850 0.675839
2016-01-05 0.0850 0.671615
2015-10-05 0.0850 0.653806
2015-07-02 0.0850 0.630159
2015-04-02 0.0800 0.543834
2015-01-05 0.0800 0.561548
2014-10-03 0.0800 0.709284
2014-07-03 0.0800 0.662492
2014-04-02 0.0700 0.564006
2014-01-02 0.0700 0.545075
2013-10-02 0.0700 0.689817
2013-07-02 0.0700 0.759855
2013-04-03 0.0700 0.916468
2013-01-03 0.0650 0.872805
2012-10-03 0.0650 0.960165
2012-07-02 0.0650 0.809065
2012-04-03 0.0650 0.683403
2012-01-04 0.0600 0.532923
2011-10-05 0.0600 0.614942
2011-07-06 0.0600 0.514744
2011-04-05 0.0600 0.521301
2011-01-04 0.0550 0.493725
2010-10-04 0.0550 0.755466
2010-07-01 0.0550 0.835290
2010-04-06 0.0550 0.747190
2010-01-05 0.0550 0.802658
2009-10-05 0.0550 1.073446
2009-07-02 0.0550 1.398575
2009-04-03 0.0550 1.356153
2009-01-05 0.0550 1.724889
2008-10-03 0.0550 1.325959
2008-07-03 0.0525 1.078237
2008-04-03 0.0525 0.864828
2008-01-03 0.0525 0.924414
2007-10-03 0.0525 0.718857
2007-07-05 0.0475 0.712649
2007-04-03 0.0475 0.858522
2007-01-03 0.0475 0.907672
2006-10-04 0.0475 1.012275
2006-07-05 0.0450 1.015124
2006-04-05 0.0450 0.833074
2006-01-04 0.0450 0.701258
2005-10-05 0.0450 0.840369
2005-09-30 0.0450 0.800115
2005-07-06 0.0425 0.687364
2005-04-05 0.0425 0.828088
2005-01-05 0.0425 0.768104
2004-10-05 0.0425 0.764631
2004-07-06 0.0375 0.630807
2004-04-01 0.0375 0.543870
2004-01-06 0.0375 0.544642
2003-10-01 0.0375 0.677343
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.48
dividendYield 2.12
exDividendDate 2026-04-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.021998167
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-04-08
dividendDate 2026-04-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.024894357
Address1 600 North Centennial Street
All Time High 37.9
All Time Low 0.027344
Ask 23.84
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,564,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,181,068
Average Volume 2,181,068
Average Volume10Days 1,564,020
Beta 0.768
Bid 21.75
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 11.547
City Zeeland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 22.63
Current Ratio 2.912
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 23.03
Day Low 22.17
Debt To Equity 0.503
Display Name Gentex
Dividend Date 1,776,816,000
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 2.12
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,037,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,037,400
Earnings Growth 0.101
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.06
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,033,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,033,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,033,800
Ebitda 596,350,976
Ebitda Margins 0.23531
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.947
Enterprise To Revenue 1.87
Enterprise Value 4,739,149,824
Eps Current Year 1.9456
Eps Forward 2.15136
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.74
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,606,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 616 772 7348
Fifty Day Average 22.5636
Fifty Day Average Change 0.06639862
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0029427316
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.4894357
Fifty Two Week High 29.38
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.75
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.22974813
Fifty Two Week Low 20.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.1499996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.104980454
Fifty Two Week Range 20.48 - 29.38
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 377,879,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.67
Float Shares 214,424,436
Forward Eps 2.15136
Forward P E 10.518927
Free Cashflow 250,780,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,398
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.34314
Gross Profits 869,605,696
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00448
Held Percent Institutions 0.97154
Implied Shares Outstanding 215,402,364
Industry Auto Parts
Industry Disp Auto Parts
Industry Key auto-parts
Ir Website http://ir.gentex.com/easyir/home.do?easyirid=4364F5BCCFF04FC6
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,606,400
Last Dividend Value 0.12
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,420,156,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, fire protection technologies, audio products, medical devices, and consumer electronics. It operates through Automotive Products, Audio 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; and HomeLink modules for the automotive industry. It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators. In addition, the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, visual signaling alarms, photoelectric smoke alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling appliances, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings. It sells its fire protection products directly, as well as through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems. Further, the company is involved in the research and development of nanofiber chemical sensing products; and market and sale of eSight smart glasses to consumers with visual impairment or eye conditions, as well as of identity authentication and access control products that utilizes biometrics technology. It operates in the United States, China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and internationally. Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.
Long Name Gentex Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,874,555,392
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_274926
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 379,128,256
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,832,703,034
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 22.19
Operating Cashflow 587,126,272
Operating Margins 0.19520001
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.3448
Peg Ratio 0.76
Phone 616 772 1800
Post Market Change -0.022399902
Post Market Change Percent -0.09898322
Post Market Price 22.6076
Post Market Time 1,776,462,489
Previous Close 21.82
Price Eps Current Year 11.631372
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9598163
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9234562
Profit Margins 0.15185
Quick Ratio 1.341
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.11111
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.809999
Regular Market Change Percent 3.71219
Regular Market Day High 23.03
Regular Market Day Low 22.17
Regular Market Day Range 22.17 - 23.03
Regular Market Open 22.19
Regular Market Previous Close 21.82
Regular Market Price 22.63
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 1,946,976
Return On Assets 0.10816
Return On Equity 0.15502
Revenue Growth 0.19
Revenue Per Share 11.634
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 213,647,349
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0484
Shares Short 10,341,203
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 9,385,351
Short Name Gentex Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.048600003
Short Ratio 5.18
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol GNTX
Target High Price 42.0
Target Low Price 22.0
Target Mean Price 28.0
Target Median Price 28.0
Total Cash 151,032,288
Total Cash Per Share 0.701
Total Debt 12,524,460
Total Revenue 2,534,268,928
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.021998167
Trailing Eps 1.74
Trailing P E 13.005747
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7865
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.48865
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.8586502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.07589844
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,946,976
Website https://www.gentex.com
Zip 49,464