Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Price Target Raised to $44.00 at Barclays

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) had its price target boosted by investment analysts at Barclays from $40.00 to $44.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Barclays‘s target price points to a potential upside of 17.57% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Bank of America upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Evercore set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Sensata Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.50.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Sensata Technologies stock traded down $0.43 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $37.43. 104,961 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,954,275. Sensata Technologies has a 12-month low of $17.32 and a 12-month high of $39.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $35.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.97. The company has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 196.62, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.16.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $917.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $911.03 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 0.83% and a return on equity of 17.92%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total transaction of $93,674.88. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,403,421.20. The trade was a 3.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 659.7% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 785 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 700.0% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 832 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 446.2% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 812 shares during the period. Finally, EFG International AG acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V. is a global industrial technology company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and electrical protection solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes pressure, temperature, position, speed, current and magnetic sensors, as well as circuit breakers and other protection devices. Sensata’s offerings serve a wide array of end markets, with a particularly strong presence in automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industrial automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), commercial aerospace and renewable energy sectors.

Headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Sensata operates a network of manufacturing and engineering facilities across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.