Bayforest Capital Ltd Takes $388,000 Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired 16,003 shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V., valued at approximately $388,000, during the first quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. and Assetmark Inc., increased their stakes in Sensata Technologies, with institutional ownership now at 99.42%.
• Sensata Technologies reported $0.87 earnings per share for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, though revenue declined 8.9% year-over-year.

Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 16,003 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $388,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 392.0% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 158,727 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $4,349,000 after purchasing an additional 126,463 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in Sensata Technologies by 231.5% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 34,897 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $956,000 after acquiring an additional 24,369 shares during the period. Graham Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at about $372,000. Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 283.9% in the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 31,445 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $862,000 after buying an additional 23,254 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 9.6% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 428,966 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $11,675,000 after purchasing an additional 37,591 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on ST shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America lifted 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. UBS Group lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

ST traded down $0.56 on Tuesday, hitting $31.32. 195,830 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,712,916. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $37.40. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 41.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $31.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.63.

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 (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $928.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 77,185 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,468,376.30. This represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company's stock.

About Sensata Technologies

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.