Bayforest Capital Ltd Purchases Shares of 16,003 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 purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 16,003 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $388,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 61.4% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,036 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 394 shares during the period. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.8% in the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 31,389 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $762,000 after buying an additional 566 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 6.1% in the first quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 13,724 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $333,000 after buying an additional 790 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 29.4% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,543 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $86,000 after buying an additional 806 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 515.5% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 933 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE ST opened at $31.53 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.59 billion, a PE ratio of 42.04, a PEG ratio of 1.24 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 $37.40. The business's 50-day moving average is $31.78 and its 200 day moving average is $27.60.

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

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.64.

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.

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