GNTX vs VCTR Comparison

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.

Victory Capital Holdings Inc is a diversified investment management firm. The company provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors. Its offerings include actively and passively managed mutual funds, rules-based and active exchange traded funds (ETFs), institutional separate accounts, variable insurance products (VIPs), alternative investments, private closed end funds, and a 529 Education Savings Plan. The company operates in one operating and reportable segment that provides investment management services and products to institutional, intermediary, retirement platforms and individual investors. The majority of the company's revenue consists of Investment management fees.