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Gentex Corporation (GNTX)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Zeeland, United States | NasdaqGS
22.67 USD -0.39 (-1.691%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 22.67

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT

Gentex presents a compelling value case where the market has punished the stock for recent headwinds while ignoring its robust underlying economics. The company boasts a fortress balance sheet with negligible debt, generating substantial free cash flow and returning capital via a reliable dividend. Fundamentally, the business is healthy with a 16% return on equity and expanding earnings, yet the stock trades at a discount to book value due to a contraction in revenue growth and a trailing two-year price decline. This disconnect creates a 'buy' thesis for patient investors who can overlook the recent lack of top-line acceleration. However, the short-term outlook remains murky; despite the attractive valuation, the immediate price trend is flat-to-negative, and the statistical forecast models suggest a slight downward bias over the next month. While the long-term fundamentals are solid enough to warrant a core holding, the lack of immediate catalysts to reverse the price trajectory keeps the near-term rating neutral.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.029359
AutoETS0.029359
MSTL0.029770
AutoTheta0.039458

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 0.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.569
Excess Kurtosis -0.77
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.441
Revenue per Share 12.388
Market Cap 4,827,618,304
Trailing P/E 12.19
Forward P/E 10.24
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 15.50%
Website https://www.gentex.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at the $27.50 strike and significant volume flowing into $32.50 calls for the December expiration. Conversely, put activity is concentrated at lower strikes ($17.50-$22.50), suggesting a floor rather than a crash scenario. The skew favors bullish speculation over hedging.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.51% 2.00% 1.80% 1.74%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-08 0.1200 0.513699
2026-04-08 0.1200 0.539811
2026-01-07 0.1200 0.492611
2025-10-08 0.1200 0.450958
2025-07-09 0.1200 0.520833
2025-04-09 0.1200 0.550459
2025-01-08 0.1200 0.441501
2024-10-09 0.1200 0.415369
2024-07-05 0.1200 0.358744
2024-04-04 0.1200 0.337173
2024-01-04 0.1200 0.381316
2023-10-05 0.1200 0.383632
2023-07-06 0.1200 0.403226
2023-04-05 0.1200 0.443623
2023-01-05 0.1200 0.425985
2022-10-06 0.1200 0.481348
2022-07-07 0.1200 0.419434
2022-04-07 0.1200 0.436840
2022-01-06 0.1200 0.340522
2021-10-07 0.1200 0.345722
2021-07-08 0.1200 0.370599
2021-04-08 0.1200 0.338600
2021-01-07 0.1200 0.326442
2020-10-08 0.1200 0.440690
2020-07-09 0.1200 0.481734
2020-04-08 0.1200 0.505902
2020-01-07 0.1150 0.390758
2019-10-08 0.1150 0.450098
2019-07-09 0.1150 0.487082
2019-04-09 0.1150 0.547358
2019-01-08 0.1100 0.523311
2018-10-04 0.1100 0.526820
2018-07-05 0.1100 0.475162
2018-04-05 0.1100 0.459482
2018-01-04 0.1000 0.465766
2017-10-05 0.1000 0.488759
2017-07-03 0.1000 0.527426
2017-04-05 0.0900 0.448654
2017-01-04 0.0900 0.435203
2016-10-05 0.0900 0.503074
2016-07-05 0.0900 0.602007
2016-04-05 0.0850 0.564409
2016-01-05 0.0850 0.557743
2015-10-05 0.0850 0.540025
2015-07-02 0.0850 0.517661
2015-04-02 0.0800 0.444444
2015-01-05 0.0800 0.456882
2014-10-03 0.0800 0.574506
2014-07-03 0.0800 0.533511
2014-04-02 0.0700 0.451759
2014-01-02 0.0700 0.434648
2013-10-02 0.0700 0.547731
2013-07-02 0.0700 0.600086
2013-04-03 0.0700 0.719424
2013-01-03 0.0650 0.680272
2012-10-03 0.0650 0.743282
2012-07-02 0.0650 0.621712
2012-04-03 0.0650 0.521879
2012-01-04 0.0600 0.404858
2011-10-05 0.0600 0.465297
2011-07-06 0.0600 0.387597
2011-04-05 0.0600 0.391007
2011-01-04 0.0550 0.368880
2010-10-04 0.0550 0.562372
2010-07-01 0.0550 0.618325
2010-04-06 0.0550 0.549725
2010-01-05 0.0550 0.587293
2009-10-05 0.0550 0.780696
2009-07-02 0.0550 1.009174
2009-04-03 0.0550 0.969163
2009-01-05 0.0550 1.220866
2008-10-03 0.0550 0.927487
2008-07-03 0.0525 0.747331
2008-04-03 0.0525 0.594901
2008-01-03 0.0525 0.632149
2007-10-03 0.0525 0.488599
2007-07-05 0.0475 0.481989
2007-04-03 0.0475 0.577859
2007-01-03 0.0475 0.607417
2006-10-04 0.0475 0.673281
2006-07-05 0.0450 0.670641
2006-04-05 0.0450 0.546780
2006-01-04 0.0450 0.457782
2005-10-05 0.0450 0.546117
2005-09-30 0.0450 0.517241
2005-07-06 0.0425 0.442018
2005-04-05 0.0425 0.530090
2005-01-05 0.0425 0.489068
2004-10-05 0.0425 0.484469
2004-07-06 0.0375 0.397772
2004-04-01 0.0375 0.341608
2004-01-06 0.0375 0.340909
2003-10-01 0.0375 0.422535
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.48
dividendYield 2.08
exDividendDate 2026-07-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020815264
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-07-08
dividendDate 2026-07-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.18365145
Address1 600 North Centennial Street
All Time High 37.9
All Time Low 0.027344
Ask 24.18
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,541,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,585,268
Average Volume 2,585,268
Average Volume10Days 2,541,400
Beta 0.798
Bid 21.85
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 12.046
City Zeeland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 22.67
Current Ratio 3.038
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 23.4
Day Low 22.665
Debt To Equity 0.441
Display Name Gentex
Dividend Date 1,784,678,400
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 2.08
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,899,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,899,800
Earnings Growth 0.258
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.194
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,896,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,758,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,758,600
Ebitda 616,805,568
Ebitda Margins 0.23485
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.373
Enterprise To Revenue 1.731
Enterprise Value 4,547,410,944
Eps Current Year 2.10061
Eps Forward 2.21307
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.86
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,468,800
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 24.065
Fifty Day Average Change -1.3950005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05796802
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -18.365145
Fifty Two Week High 29.38
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.709999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.22838663
Fifty Two Week Low 20.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.1900005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.10693362
Fifty Two Week Range 20.48 - 29.38
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 377,879,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.7
Float Shares 209,674,158
Forward Eps 2.21307
Forward P E 10.243689
Free Cashflow 368,035,744
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,398
Fullday Change -0.389999
Fullday Change Percent -1.69124
Fullday Price 22.67
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.35018003
Gross Profits 919,707,392
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00472
Held Percent Institutions 1.02537
Implied Shares Outstanding 212,951,848
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 1,783,468,800
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 4,827,618,304
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_274926
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 401,393,440
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,858,357,612
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 23.22
Operating Cashflow 594,145,088
Operating Margins 0.21757
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.254
Peg Ratio 0.72
Phone 616 772 1800
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 22.67
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 23.06
Price Eps Current Year 10.792103
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.8819526
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.838126
Profit Margins 0.15499
Quick Ratio 1.553
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.389999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.69124
Regular Market Day High 23.4
Regular Market Day Low 22.665
Regular Market Day Range 22.665 - 23.4
Regular Market Open 23.22
Regular Market Previous Close 23.06
Regular Market Price 22.67
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 3,597,263
Return On Assets 0.11057
Return On Equity 0.16354999
Revenue Growth -0.01
Revenue Per Share 12.388
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 212,951,848
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0749
Shares Short 15,779,057
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 14,894,200
Short Name Gentex Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0752
Short Ratio 6.52
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol GNTX
Target High Price 42.0
Target Low Price 23.0
Target Mean Price 27.77778
Target Median Price 26.0
Total Cash 242,810,928
Total Cash Per Share 1.152
Total Debt 11,198,119
Total Revenue 2,626,380,544
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020815264
Trailing Eps 1.86
Trailing P E 12.188172
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7063
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.44955
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.77955055
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.03324373
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,597,263
Website https://www.gentex.com
Zip 49,464