Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. Has $7.64 Million Stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in Sensata Technologies by 21.4%, holding approximately $7.64 million in shares following a sale of 68,906 shares in the second quarter.
• Institutional investors collectively own 99.42% of Sensata Technologies' stock, with several hedge funds recently increasing their holdings significantly.
• Analysts have varied opinions on Sensata Technologies, with four rating it as a Buy, six as Hold, and one as Sell, while the stock has an average price target of $34.64.

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 21.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 253,558 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 68,906 shares during the quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.17% of Sensata Technologies worth $7,635,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 0.5% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 344,296 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $8,356,000 after acquiring an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 184.8% in the first quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 49,447 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 32,084 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 3.1% in the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,396,402 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $33,891,000 after acquiring an additional 42,423 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 122.8% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,254 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $103,000 after acquiring an additional 2,345 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 235.5% during 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 buying an additional 26,249 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total value of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 77,185 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,468,376.30. This represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.89% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ST shares. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on 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 raised Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Bank of America boosted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 1.9%

NYSE ST opened at $31.86 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $31.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.63. 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 $37.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a PE ratio of 42.47, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.13.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.03. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.The firm had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $928.25 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Equities analysts expect 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 64.00%.

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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