29,638 Shares in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Acquired by Cullen Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Cullen Capital Management acquired 29,638 shares of Sensata Technologies valued at approximately $1.415 million, while institutional investors collectively own 99.42% of the company.
• Sensata exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.98 in earnings per share versus the $0.93 consensus estimate and $990.6 million in revenue, up 5% year over year. The company guided for third-quarter EPS of $0.93–$0.97.
• The stock opened at $41.97, below the analyst consensus price target of $49.10; analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating. Sensata also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, yielding about 1.1% annually.

Cullen Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 29,638 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $1,415,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ST. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.0% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 27,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $978,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,678 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 286 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,860 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 303 shares during the last quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.3% during 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 buying an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 62.5% during 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 buying an additional 351 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:ST opened at $41.97 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $46.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.62. The stock has a market cap of $6.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.27. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $28.16 and a twelve month high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The business had revenue of $990.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.39 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 80.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on ST. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sensata Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Weiss Ratings cut Sensata Technologies from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $49.10.

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.

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