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Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Takes $334,000 Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST)

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Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,776 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $334,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,118 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 981 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 524.8% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,768 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 2,325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 578.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,922 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 2,491 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Andrew C. Teich bought 9,925 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $25.19 per share, for a total transaction of $250,010.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 41,117 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,035,737.23. This represents a 31.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

ST opened at $32.20 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.75, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.13. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $17.32 and a 1 year high of $42.33. The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $26.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.27.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $911.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $878.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.12% and a net margin of 3.19%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.49%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 59.26%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ST. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut Sensata Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, June 1st. UBS Group decreased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.42.

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Sensata Technologies Company Profile

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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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