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研究快訊:CFRA重申對Gentex公司股票的強烈買進評級

-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師的觀點摘要如下:我們基於2027年13.3倍的本益比(較GNTX五年平均本益比16.7倍有合理折讓),將GNTX的12個月目標價下調2美元至30美元。我們維持對GNTX 2026年每股收益2.00美元和2027年每股收益2.25美元的預期。在GNTX發布第一季財報後,我們下調了目標價,但重申了對該股的「強烈買入」評級。 GNTX的財報整體表現穩健,銷售額和毛利率都超乎預期,全年營收預期上調。我們在1月下旬將該股評級上調至「強烈買進」的投資邏輯依然成立,毛利率已顯著反彈(第一季成長60個基點至33.8%),且風險回報比頗具吸引力。儘管銷量疲軟仍然令人擔憂(鏡像出貨量下降了6%),但GNTX強勁的資產負債表和業界領先的毛利率是支撐我們評級的關鍵因素。 GNTX第一季每股收益較去年同期成長12%,也凸顯了其近期業績基數較低。

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