Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. Purchases 219,127 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4.2% during the first quarter, now holding approximately 3.75% of the company worth $133 million.
• Several institutional investors significantly raised their stakes in Sensata Technologies, with Signaturefd LLC boosting its position by 515.5% and others increasing their holdings by substantial percentages.
• Sensata Technologies recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing a yield of 1.5%, and the company's stock is currently rated as "Hold" by analysts with an average target price of $34.64.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 4.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,479,997 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 219,127 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. owned about 3.75% of Sensata Technologies worth $133,000,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ST. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 19.4% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,639,000. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 131,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,606,000 after acquiring an additional 53,831 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1,022.4% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 291,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $7,991,000 after acquiring an additional 265,659 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farringdon Capital Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $230,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on ST. UBS Group increased their price target 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. Evercore ISI increased 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 report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $34.64.

Insider Activity

In other Sensata Technologies news, Director Andrew C. Teich purchased 9,925 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $25.19 per share, with a total value of $250,010.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 41,117 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,035,737.23. The trade was a 31.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.89% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of ST stock traded down $0.4850 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $31.6850. 958,504 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,809,005. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $30.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.11. The stock has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a PE ratio of 42.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.14. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $17.32 and a 12 month high of $39.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $943.38 million during 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 company's revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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.