86,571 Shares in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Bought by Engineers Gate Manager LP

Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 86,571 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,133,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 27,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $978,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 20.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,678 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,860 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares during the period. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 128,294 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,519,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 62.5% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on ST. Barclays lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Oppenheimer raised 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. 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 research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ST stock opened at $43.62 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.70, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.13. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $28.16 and a 52 week high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. Sensata Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 80.00%.

Sensata Technologies Profile

Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE: ST) develops and manufactures sensing, electrical protection, and control technologies. Its products are designed to help customers monitor, manage, and protect equipment and systems across transportation, industrial, aerospace, energy, and other markets.

The company’s offerings include pressure, temperature, position, speed, and current sensors, as well as circuit breakers, contactors, controls, and other components used in vehicle systems, industrial machinery, heating and cooling equipment, appliances, and power-management applications.