Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the eleven brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $40.20.

ST has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Truist Financial increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ST stock opened at $33.94 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $35.51 and a 200 day moving average of $33.24. Sensata Technologies has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $39.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 178.65, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.02. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 0.83% and a return on equity of 17.92%. The business had revenue of $917.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $911.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 252.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 owned 64,040 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,403,421.20. The trade was a 3.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 165.4% during the third quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 4,975,745 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $152,009,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100,927 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 380.4% in the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 3,509,416 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $116,828,000 after purchasing an additional 2,778,918 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $62,966,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 28.7% during the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 4,313,603 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $143,600,000 after purchasing an additional 961,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $21,786,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Sensata Technologies

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.