American Century Companies Inc. Buys 47,492 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4.0% in Q1, now holding 1,236,587 shares valued at $30.01 million.
• Research analysts have raised price targets for Sensata Technologies, with Bank of America setting their target at $32.00 and Goldman Sachs at $30.00, resulting in a mix of ratings from Buy to Hold.
• Sensata Technologies announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12, representing an annual yield of 1.5%, with a payout ratio of 64% for shareholders of record.

American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 4.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,236,587 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 47,492 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.85% of Sensata Technologies worth $30,012,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ST. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 326,180 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $8,937,000 after purchasing an additional 53,034 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $5,639,000. Barclays PLC raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 131,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,606,000 after buying an additional 53,831 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $521,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,808,186 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $159,143,000 after buying an additional 648,028 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

ST traded up $0.49 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $33.58. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,645,108 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,675,484. The stock has a market cap of $4.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.77, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.36. 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 twelve month low of $17.32 and a twelve month high of $38.69.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.The company's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Research analysts expect 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on ST shares. UBS Group upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Bank of America upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $34.64.

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.