Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Shares Bought by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 2.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,997,522 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 346,547 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 10.30% of Sensata Technologies worth $458,174,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,338 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 426 shares in the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,566,000. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 4.1% during the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 373,373 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $11,407,000 after buying an additional 14,797 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $679,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on ST. Barclays reduced their price target on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $43.00 price target on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.10.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sensata Technologies

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total transaction of $93,674.88. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,403,421.20. This represents a 3.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 1.2%

Sensata Technologies stock opened at $37.89 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.52 billion, a PE ratio of 199.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.57. 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 50 day moving average price of $35.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.97.

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

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 252.63%.

Sensata Technologies 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.