VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Makes New $4.82 Million Investment in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 101,050 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,824,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.1% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,402,517 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $366,376,000 after buying an additional 112,819 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 4,686.5% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,092,933 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $386,357,000 after acquiring an additional 7,923,855 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,391,230 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $260,302,000 after acquiring an additional 125,127 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 165.4% during the 3rd quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 4,975,745 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $152,009,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100,927 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 4,313,603 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $143,600,000 after purchasing an additional 961,457 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ST has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $57.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 1.2%

ST stock opened at $42.57 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 2.29 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.25. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $28.16 and a 52-week high of $53.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $44.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.05.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The firm had revenue of $990.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.39 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.87 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 80.00%.

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.