Capital Management Corp VA Raises Stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Capital Management Corp VA raised its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. by 93.3%, now owning 495,595 shares valued at approximately $14.9 million.
• The company reported earnings of $0.87 per share, exceeding analysts' estimates, despite a year-over-year revenue decline of 8.9%.
• Sensata Technologies announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing an annual yield of 1.5% with a payout ratio of 64%.

Capital Management Corp VA increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 93.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 495,595 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 239,222 shares during the period. Sensata Technologies makes up 2.5% of Capital Management Corp VA's investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Capital Management Corp VA owned about 0.34% of Sensata Technologies worth $14,922,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 122.8% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,254 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 2,345 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 578.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,922 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 2,491 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 4.4% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 35,463 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $861,000 after acquiring an additional 1,509 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 235.5% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 37,395 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $908,000 after acquiring an additional 26,249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 15.2% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 168,212 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $4,083,000 after acquiring an additional 22,177 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ST opened at $31.06 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.41, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.94. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $36.64. The business has a fifty day moving average of $31.42 and a 200 day moving average of $28.14.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.Sensata Technologies's revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Investors 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 was Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is 64.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of 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 upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $36.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were 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 owned 77,185 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,468,376.30. The trade was a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.89% of the company's stock.

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.

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