Scharf Investments Llc increased Gentex Corp (GNTX) stake by 16.75% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Scharf Investments Llc acquired 1.02 million shares as Gentex Corp (GNTX)’s stock rose 13.03%. The Scharf Investments Llc holds 7.14 million shares with $140.66M value, up from 6.12M last quarter. Gentex Corp now has $5.94 billion valuation. The stock declined 2.74% or $0.58 reaching $20.75 on the news. About 395,156 shares traded. Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) has risen 19.10% since August 25, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 10.34% the S&P500.
The stock of Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) is a huge mover today! About 213,533 shares traded. Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) has risen 68.34% since August 25, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 59.58% the S&P500.The move comes after 6 months positive chart setup for the $1.06B company. It was reported on Apr, 3 by Barchart.com. We have $54.96 PT which if reached, will make NASDAQ:SODA worth $95.40M more.
Analysts await Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ:SODA) to report earnings on May, 9. They expect $0.38 EPS, up 31.03% or $0.09 from last year’s $0.29 per share. SODA’s profit will be $7.99M for 33.17 P/E if the $0.38 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.71 actual EPS reported by Sodastream International Ltd for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -46.48% negative EPS growth.
Among 4 analysts covering Sodastream International (NASDAQ:SODA), 0 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 0 are positive. Sodastream International had 7 analyst reports since August 5, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Wednesday, August 5 by Canaccord Genuity. Jefferies maintained it with “Hold” rating and $17 target in Thursday, May 12 report. The rating was downgraded by Susquehanna on Thursday, November 5 to “Neutral”. Deutsche Bank maintained the shares of SODA in report on Thursday, November 5 with “Hold” rating. On Wednesday, October 12 the stock rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Hold”. The rating was initiated by Jefferies on Wednesday, December 16 with “Hold”.
SodaStream International Ltd. is a sparkling water company. The company has market cap of $1.06 billion. The Firm makes, distributes and sells home beverage carbonation systems, which enable clients to transform ordinary tap water into sparkling water and flavored sparkling water. It has a 24.62 P/E ratio. The Company’s divisions include The Americas, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA).
Among 4 analysts covering Gentex Corp (NASDAQ:GNTX), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 50% are positive. Gentex Corp had 6 analyst reports since October 20, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Monday, December 19 by Susquehanna. FBR Capital maintained Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) rating on Friday, October 21. FBR Capital has “Outperform” rating and $22 target. The rating was downgraded by Robert W. Baird on Wednesday, January 27 to “Neutral”.
Since October 25, 2016, it had 0 insider buys, and 6 sales for $902,574 activity. 6,210 shares valued at $103,583 were sold by Nash Kevin C on Tuesday, October 25. On Tuesday, January 31 Downing Steven R sold $211,111 worth of Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) or 10,176 shares. Wallace James H sold $201,352 worth of stock or 12,000 shares. Matthews Joseph E IV sold 2,244 shares worth $40,396. 12,000 Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) shares with value of $251,162 were sold by SOTOK FREDERICK A.
Investors sentiment decreased to 0.77 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.08, from 0.85 in 2016Q3. It worsened, as 37 investors sold GNTX shares while 145 reduced holdings. 27 funds opened positions while 114 raised stakes. 234.11 million shares or 1.78% less from 238.35 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Henderson Grp Pcl holds 0% or 15,416 shares. Kirr Marbach And Ltd In reported 598,839 shares. Bell State Bank holds 0.14% of its portfolio in Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) for 17,759 shares. Qci Asset Management New York reported 1,040 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Goldman Sachs Group Inc holds 3.06 million shares. Asset Management Inc holds 0.03% of its portfolio in Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) for 98,218 shares. Lvz accumulated 0.09% or 11,549 shares. 43,625 were reported by Fairfield Bush. 50,783 are owned by Amalgamated Bancorp. Teachers Retirement Systems Of The State Of Kentucky invested 0.02% of its portfolio in Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX). Blackrock Institutional Tru Na, a California-based fund reported 8.75M shares. Cardinal Mngmt invested in 21,885 shares. Highbridge Cap Management Lc reported 15,230 shares or 0.01% of all its holdings. Tru Of Toledo Na Oh holds 0.08% of its portfolio in Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) for 13,666 shares. First Republic Invest Mngmt Incorporated owns 150,589 shares.
