Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Shares Bought by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC increased its position in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 69.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 131,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 53,831 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.09% of Sensata Technologies worth $3,606,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ST. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 738.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 931 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 67.6% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,026 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 817 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 48.2% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 2,523 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 524.8% in the fourth quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,768 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 2,325 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE:ST traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $21.37. The stock had a trading volume of 1,446,680 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,753,956. The company has a market capitalization of $3.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.12. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 1-year low of $17.32 and a 1-year high of $43.14. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $24.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $28.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 1.99.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.54% and a net margin of 3.27%. Equities analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.25%. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is currently 57.14%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on ST shares. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Friday, April 25th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $20.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $33.33.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

Sensata Technologies Holding plc develops, manufactures, and sells sensors and sensor-rich solutions, electrical protection components and systems, and other products used in mission-critical systems and applications in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions.