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Gentex

Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2024 totaled about $2.3 billion with 47.7 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 63% interior and 37% exterior, versus 31% exterior in 2019. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.

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Guggenheim analyst Ronald Jewsikow maintains Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $30 to $24.

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Guggenheim Maintains Buy on Gentex, Lowers Price Target to $24

Baird analyst David Leiker downgrades Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) from Outperform to Neutral and lowers the price target from $31 to $25.

Downgrades

Baird Downgrades Gentex to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $25

UBS analyst Joseph Spak maintains Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $29 to $21.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Gentex, Lowers Price Target to $21

Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney maintains Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $28 to $23.

Goldman Sachs Maintains Neutral on Gentex, Lowers Price Target to $23

UBS analyst Joseph Spak maintains Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $30 to $29.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Gentex, Lowers Price Target to $29

B. Riley Securities analyst Josh Nichols reiterates Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $37 to $32.5.

Reiteration

B. Riley Securities Reiterates Buy on Gentex, Lowers Price Target to $32.5

JP Morgan analyst Ryan Brinkman maintains Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $34 to $32.

JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Gentex, Lowers Price Target to $32

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The Q4 earnings report for Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) was released on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 08:00 AM.
Here's what investors need to know about the latest announcement.
<h3>Earnings</h3>
Gentex missed estimated earnings by -19.0%, reporting an EPS of $0.39 versus an estimate of $0.48.
Revenue was down $47.49 million from the same period last year.
<h3>Earnings History Overview</h3>
The company beat on EPS by $0.05 in the previous quarter, leading to a 5.0% increase share price change the next day.
Here's a look at Gentex's past performance:

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Quarter</th>
<th>Q3 2024</th>
<th>Q2 2024</th>
<th>Q1 2024</th>
<th>Q4 2023</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>EPS Estimate</td>
<td>0.48</td>
<td>0.52</td>
<td>0.47</td>
<td>0.44</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>EPS Actual</td>
<td>0.53</td>
<td>0.37</td>
<td>0.47</td>
<td>0.50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Revenue Estimate</td>
<td>592.14M</td>
<td>620.04M</td>
<td>598.01M</td>
<td>559.48M</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Revenue Actual</td>
<td>608.53M</td>
<td>572.93M</td>
<td>590.23M</td>
<td>589.13M</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

To track all earnings releases for Gentex <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GNTX/earnings">visit their earnings calendar here.</a> 
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Earnings

Earnings Summary: Gentex Q4

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Gentex shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 financial results.

Guidance

Gentex Sees FY25 Revenue Of $2.40B - $2.45B Vs. $2.59B Est.

Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.39 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.50 by 22 percent. This is a 22 percent decrease over earnings of $0.50 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $541.64 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $598.96 million by 9.57 percent. This is a 8.06 percent decrease over sales of $589.13 million the same period last year.

Earnings Misses

Gentex Q4 EPS $0.39 Misses $0.50 Estimate, Sales $541.64M Miss $598.96M Estimate

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Guggenheim analyst Ronald Jewsikow maintains Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $35 to $34.

Guggenheim Maintains Buy on Gentex, Lowers Price Target to $34

Baird analyst David Leiker maintains Gentex (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $35 to $37.

Baird Maintains Outperform on Gentex, Raises Price Target to $37

Fire protection company Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GNTX#NASDAQ">GNTX</a>) shares are trading higher after the company reported third-quarter earnings per share of 53 cents, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/10/g41542441/gentex-reports-third-quarter-2024-financial-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">beating the street view of 49 cents.</a>
Quarterly revenues of $608.53 million, beating the analyst consensus of $592.14 million.
For the third quarter, the gross margin was 33.5% versus 33.2% a year ago due to the higher revenue levels and purchasing cost reductions.
Operating income was reported at $125.7 million, while net income totaled $122.5 million, marking a 17% increase year over year.
Global light vehicle production declined by 5% in the third quarter compared to the third quarter of 2023.
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&#8220;During the third quarter of 2024, light vehicle production weakened across all major regions, but especially in our primary markets,&#8221;&nbsp;said Gentex President and CEO Steve Downing.
&#8220;The production declines resulted in a sales shortfall of approximately $25 &#8211; $30 million for the quarter, but despite that weakness in our end markets, we were able to outperform our primary markets by 12%.&#8221;
Outlook: Gentex has revised its fiscal year 2024 outlook, now expecting net sales to be between $2.35 billion and $2.40 billion ($2.386 billion estimate), compared to the previous guidance of $2.40 billion to $2.50 billion.
The company also projects a gross margin of 33.5% to 34.0%, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance">down from the prior forecast of 34% to 34.5%.</a>
Gentex is updating calendar year 2025 revenue estimates to approximately $2.45 billion &#8211; $2.55 billion (prior view: $2.6&nbsp;billion &#8211; $2.7 billion).
Price Action: GNTX shares are trading higher by 4.89% to $31.11&nbsp;at last check Friday.
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Gentex shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results.

Gentex Corporation Lowers FY24 Outlook: Sees Net Sales Of $2.35B-$2.40B Vs. $2.38B Estimate (Prior View: $2.40B-$2.50B), Projects Gross Margin Of 33.5%-34.0% (Prior View: 34%-34.5%)

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