Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 22,116 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $779,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ST. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 17.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 37,191 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,310,000 after buying an additional 5,406 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 5.8% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 11,567 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $407,000 after purchasing an additional 632 shares in the last quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 58.9% during the first quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC now owns 64,245 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,263,000 after purchasing an additional 23,805 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 1.7% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,391,230 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $260,302,000 after purchasing an additional 125,127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 90.5% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 970 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total value of $300,279.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,687 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,881,163.80. This trade represents a 13.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.65% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Sensata Technologies Stock Performance
Sensata Technologies stock opened at $46.36 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.27. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $28.16 and a 1-year high of $53.89. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $47.68 and a 200-day moving average of $41.80.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.68% and a net margin of 2.37%.The company had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.39 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. Sensata Technologies's revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.
Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is currently 80.00%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently commented on ST. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $57.00 price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Bank of America upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Sensata Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $49.10.
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About Sensata Technologies
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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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