Brown Advisory Inc. Has $33.89 Million Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST)

Brown Advisory Inc. raised its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 3.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,396,402 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 42,423 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. owned approximately 0.93% of Sensata Technologies worth $33,891,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 278.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,118 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 110.0% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,873 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 981 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 83.6% during the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,554 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 1,163 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 524.8% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,768 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 2,325 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ST stock traded up $0.23 during trading on Thursday, reaching $32.36. The company had a trading volume of 1,063,040 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,665,251. The company has a market capitalization of $4.73 billion, a PE ratio of 39.95, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 2.64 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $27.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $26.38. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $42.33.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $911.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $878.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.12% and a net margin of 3.19%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.89 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 14th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 59.26%.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In other news, Director Andrew C. Teich bought 9,925 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $25.19 per share, with a total value of $250,010.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 41,117 shares in the company, valued at $1,035,737.23. This trade represents a 31.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.89% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on ST. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Sensata Technologies from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, June 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.42.

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.