90,100 Shares in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Bought by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al

Key Points

• The Virginia Retirement Systems ET Al acquired 90,100 shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. for approximately $2.7 million, marking an institutional ownership of about 0.06% of the company.
• Various institutional investors have increased their positions in Sensata Technologies, with significant increases from Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co., Voya Investment Management LLC, and Blue Trust Inc.
• Equity analysts have raised price targets for Sensata Technologies, with Barclays setting a target price of $43.00 and Goldman Sachs increasing theirs to $44.00, indicating positive sentiment on the stock's future performance.

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 90,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $2,713,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al owned about 0.06% of Sensata Technologies as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 61.4% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,036 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 394 shares during the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 2.9% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 18,675 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $453,000 after purchasing an additional 527 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.8% during the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 31,389 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $762,000 after purchasing an additional 566 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 33.2% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,566 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 640 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 14,315 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $431,000 after buying an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total transaction of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 77,185 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,468,376.30. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $43.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $36.50.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of ST stock opened at $32.47 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.29, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $31.62 and a 200-day moving average of $28.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $17.32 and a 1-year high of $35.94.

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

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.

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