Versor Investments LP Purchases Shares of 29,255 Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V., purchasing 29,255 shares valued at approximately $710,000 in the first quarter.
• Sensata Technologies reported a Q2 EPS of $0.87, surpassing analysts' expectations by $0.03, despite an 8.9% year-over-year revenue decline.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 1.5% and a payout ratio of 64.00%.

Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 29,255 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $710,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 515.5% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 933 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 278.8% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,118 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 110.0% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,873 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 981 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 83.6% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,554 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 1,163 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:ST traded down $0.0360 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $33.3940. The company had a trading volume of 162,197 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,755,978. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $30.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.23. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $39.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a PE ratio of 44.51, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.The firm had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $928.25 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is 64.00%.

About Sensata Technologies

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.