Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Buys 27,716 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 2.6%, holding approximately 1,088,253 shares valued at $26.4 million as of the last quarter.
• Analysts have set a consensus price target of $34.64 for Sensata Technologies, with ratings ranging from four "Buy" to one "Sell."
• Sensata Technologies recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.5% and a payout ratio of 64%.

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 2.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,088,253 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 27,716 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned 0.74% of Sensata Technologies worth $26,412,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 344,296 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,356,000 after buying an additional 1,578 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 184.8% in the 1st quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 49,447 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,200,000 after buying an additional 32,084 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,396,402 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $33,891,000 after buying an additional 42,423 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 19.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 326,180 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,937,000 after buying an additional 53,034 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 2,345 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ST has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Evercore ISI increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 0.2%

ST traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $33.14. The stock had a trading volume of 1,298,010 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,730,137. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $31.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.32. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $38.69.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $928.25 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.The business's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.00%.

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.