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Gentex Corporation (GNTX)

Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Zeeland, United States | NasdaqGS
23.62 USD -0.29 (-1.213%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 12:16 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:58 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case remains solid, anchored by a fortress balance sheet with minimal debt, robust free cash flow, and a healthy return on equity. Despite a sharp 32% drop in the most recent fiscal year, the broader nine-year trajectory shows a net gain of nearly 48%, and the company maintains a 17% revenue growth rate, which is exceptional for the auto parts sector. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by a deteriorating production mix and a recent earnings miss, creating a tense environment where the market is pricing in further weakness. This tension is reflected in the options flow, where defensive put buying outweighs bullish call speculation. While the dividend yield is attractive and sustainable given the low payout ratio, the immediate price action suggests the stock is struggling to find a floor after the recent correction.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_97 ✓0.047702
MSTL_97_1260.049965
MSTL_1260.078217
MSTL0.080459
AutoETS0.087750
AutoARIMA0.087993
AutoTheta0.091185

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_97

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 6.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.284
Excess Kurtosis -0.97
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.432
Revenue per Share 12.257
Market Cap 5,029,922,816
Trailing P/E 13.27
Forward P/E 10.66
Beta 0.78
Profit Margins 14.75%
Website https://www.gentex.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest at strikes below the current price (22.5 and 20.0), suggesting a fear of further downside. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at out-of-the-money strikes (27.5 and 32.5), indicating a speculative hope for a rebound to previous highs, though the volume-to-open-interest ratio suggests these are more bets on volatility than firm directional moves.


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 1.98
exDividendDate 2026-07-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020075282
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-07-08
dividendDate 2026-07-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.055163264
Address1 600 North Centennial Street
All Time High 37.9
All Time Low 0.027344
Ask 24.68
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,909,480
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,468,786
Average Volume 2,468,786
Average Volume10Days 2,909,480
Beta 0.777
Bid 22.61
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 11.75
City Zeeland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 23.62
Current Ratio 2.718
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 24.04
Day Low 23.45
Debt To Equity 0.432
Display Name Gentex
Dividend Date 1,784,678,400
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 1.98
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,923,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,923,200
Earnings Growth 0.095
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.038
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,896,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,896,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,896,200
Ebitda 606,924,992
Ebitda Margins 0.23051001
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.124
Enterprise To Revenue 1.873
Enterprise Value 4,930,466,304
Eps Current Year 1.99765
Eps Forward 2.21601
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.78
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 24.225
Fifty Day Average Change -0.60499954
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.02497418
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.5163264
Fifty Two Week High 29.38
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.7599983
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.19605169
Fifty Two Week Low 20.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.1400013
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15332037
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 211,948,845
Forward Eps 2.21601
Forward P E 10.658796
Free Cashflow 265,538,848
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,398
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.34429002
Gross Profits 906,499,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00467
Held Percent Institutions 0.97547996
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 5,029,922,816
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_274926
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 382,488,640
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,092,743,444
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 23.965
Operating Cashflow 575,704,000
Operating Margins 0.18829
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.2697
Peg Ratio 0.81
Phone 616 772 1800
Previous Close 23.91
Price Eps Current Year 11.823894
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.010213
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9103833
Profit Margins 0.14752
Quick Ratio 1.337
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.11111
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.289999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.2128775
Regular Market Day High 24.04
Regular Market Day Low 23.45
Regular Market Day Range 23.45 - 24.04
Regular Market Open 23.965
Regular Market Previous Close 23.91
Regular Market Price 23.62
Regular Market Time 1,784,045,770
Regular Market Volume 453,162
Return On Assets 0.10872
Return On Equity 0.15576
Revenue Growth 0.171
Revenue Per Share 12.257
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
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 0.0701
Shares Short 14,922,173
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 13,341,362
Short Name Gentex Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.070300005
Short Ratio 5.45
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol GNTX
Target High Price 42.0
Target Low Price 25.0
Target Mean Price 29.22222
Target Median Price 28.0
Total Cash 175,047,472
Total Cash Per Share 0.822
Total Debt 10,813,461
Total Revenue 2,632,939,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020075282
Trailing Eps 1.78
Trailing P E 13.269664
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7959
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.79275
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.17274857
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.007260555
Type Disp Equity
Volume 453,162
Website https://www.gentex.com
Zip 49,464