Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) & SES AI (NYSE:SES) Head-To-Head Contrast

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) and SES AI (NYSE:SES) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gentex and SES AI”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gentex	$2.53 billion	2.16	$384.84 million	$1.78	14.41
SES AI	$21.00 million	15.61	-$73.04 million	($0.22)	-4.06

Gentex has higher revenue and earnings than SES AI. SES AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Gentex and SES AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentex	14.75%	16.27%	13.82%
SES AI	-331.72%	-28.65%	-23.21%

Risk & Volatility

Gentex has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES AI has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.8% of SES AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Gentex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of SES AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Gentex and SES AI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentex	0	6	1	1	2.38
SES AI	1	1	1	0	2.00

Gentex presently has a consensus price target of $26.83, suggesting a potential upside of 4.61%. SES AI has a consensus price target of $2.70, suggesting a potential upside of 202.01%. Given SES AI’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SES AI is more favorable than Gentex.

Summary

Gentex beats SES AI on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gentex

Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, and fire protection products in the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, and internationally. It operates through Automotive 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. It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators. In addition, the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling alarms, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings, as well as researches and develops nanofiber chemical sensing products. 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. Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.

About SES AI

SES AI Corporation engages in the development and production of high-performance Lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, electric vehicle take-off and landing, and other applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.