Gentherm Inc $THRM Shares Bought by Morningstar Investment Management LLC

Morningstar Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Gentherm Inc (NASDAQ:THRM) by 141.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,933 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,859 shares during the quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Gentherm were worth $609,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Gentherm by 1.8% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 554,641 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $15,408,000 after purchasing an additional 10,058 shares during the period. Inceptionr LLC purchased a new position in Gentherm during the first quarter worth about $236,000. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Gentherm by 33.6% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 106,580 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,961,000 after buying an additional 26,784 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Gentherm by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,474,493 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $40,960,000 after buying an additional 96,280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in Gentherm by 50.5% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 129,695 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,603,000 after buying an additional 43,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.13% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Gentherm

Here are the key news stories impacting Gentherm this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gentherm reported Q2 EPS of $0.75, ahead of consensus estimates, and revenue of $404.94 million, also above expectations, which signals stronger-than-expected operational performance.
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its 2026 revenue outlook to $1.6 billion-$1.7 billion, reinforcing confidence that demand and execution are improving.
• Positive Sentiment: Gentherm announced a new $400 million stock buyback program, a shareholder-friendly move that can support the stock by reducing the share count and signaling management believes the shares are undervalued. Article: Gentherm Reports 2026 Second Quarter Results and Announces a New Increased Stock Repurchase Authorization
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target on Gentherm to $48 from $41 but kept a neutral rating, suggesting improved valuation expectations without a fully bullish call.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports of increased short-interest activity were not meaningful because the reported short interest was effectively zero, so this does not appear to be a real trading driver.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Gentherm from $44.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Gentherm from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Gentherm from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Gentherm from $41.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Gentherm from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, April 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Gentherm presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $43.60.

Gentherm Stock Performance

Gentherm stock opened at $42.69 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $35.44 and its 200-day moving average is $32.92. The company has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.07 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 1.49. Gentherm Inc has a 12 month low of $27.00 and a 12 month high of $48.35.

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The auto parts company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.19. Gentherm had a return on equity of 12.06% and a net margin of 1.68%.The business had revenue of $404.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $382.90 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.54 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Gentherm Inc will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Gentherm announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, July 23rd that allows the company to repurchase $400.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the auto parts company to reacquire up to 36.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Gentherm Company Profile

Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ: THRM) is a global developer and supplier of advanced thermal management technologies for automotive, specialty vehicle, medical, consumer and industrial markets. The company’s core focus lies in delivering integrated heating and cooling systems designed to enhance energy efficiency, comfort and safety across a wide range of applications. Gentherm’s product portfolio includes seat thermal systems, heated and ventilated seating surfaces, steering wheel heaters, battery thermal management solutions, and climate systems for electric vehicles.

In the automotive sector, Gentherm partners with leading original equipment manufacturers to engineer and manufacture high-performance thermal solutions that meet stringent industry demands for reduced weight, lower energy consumption and improved passenger comfort.