Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST – Free Report) by 24.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 85,547 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 16,800 shares during the quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $2,613,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 659.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 785 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the third quarter worth about $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 62.6% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,135 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 244.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 15,787.5% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,271 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ST has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays boosted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Sensata Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.20.
Sensata Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of Sensata Technologies stock opened at $33.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.16. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $17.32 and a fifty-two week high of $39.09. The firm has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 173.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.14.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 0.83%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 11th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 252.63%.
Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies
In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total value of $93,674.88. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,040 shares in the company, valued at $2,403,421.20. This trade represents a 3.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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.
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