Fox Run Management L.L.C. Takes Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired 21,697 shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V., valued at approximately $527,000, during the first quarter, signaling increased institutional interest in the company.
• Research firms have raised their price targets for Sensata Technologies, with Goldman Sachs and UBS Group setting targets at $30.00 and $43.00 respectively, indicating a positive outlook for the stock.
• Sensata Technologies announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing a yield of 1.5%, with an ex-dividend date of August 13th.

Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 21,697 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $527,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ST. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 515.5% during the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 278.8% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,118 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 110.0% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,873 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 981 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 83.6% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,554 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 1,163 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Andrew C. Teich purchased 9,925 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was bought at an average price 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,035,737.23. This represents a 31.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on ST. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 1.5%

ST traded down $0.4850 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $31.6850. 958,504 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,809,005. 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 fifty-two week low of $17.32 and a fifty-two week high of $39.04. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $30.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.11. The stock has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.14.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $943.38 million during 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%.The business's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be 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 is Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio 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.