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

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 0.5% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 184.8% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 3.1% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 326,180 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,937,000 after acquiring an additional 53,034 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 122.8% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,254 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 2,345 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ST traded up $2.2410 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $33.4310. The company had a trading volume of 1,789,879 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,736,614. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $39.04. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $30.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.22. 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 has a market cap of $4.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.57, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.14.

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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.97% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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 boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Four equities 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.