Aristeia Capital L.L.C. Takes $229,000 Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Aristeia Capital L.L.C. has taken a new position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. by acquiring 9,421 shares valued at approximately $229,000.
• Multiple institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes in Sensata Technologies, with notable increases from firms like Brooklyn Investment Group and Signaturefd LLC.
• Sensata Technologies reported a quarterly EPS of $0.87, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.84, despite a year-over-year revenue decline of 8.9%.

Aristeia Capital L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 9,421 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $229,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ST. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 392.0% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 158,727 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $4,349,000 after purchasing an additional 126,463 shares in the last quarter. Centiva Capital LP purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $360,000. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 231.5% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 34,897 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $956,000 after purchasing an additional 24,369 shares in the last quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $372,000. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 283.9% in the 4th quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 31,445 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $862,000 after purchasing an additional 23,254 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ST has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. 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 note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 2.8%

NYSE:ST traded down $0.90 on Friday, hitting $31.30. 1,358,128 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,196,136. 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 $37.40. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $31.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $27.61. The company has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 41.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.13.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its 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. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.The company had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $928.25 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is currently 64.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 77,185 shares in the company, valued at $2,468,376.30. The trade was a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Sensata Technologies 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.