Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC Takes Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC has acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies, purchasing 500,246 shares valued at approximately $12.14 million, representing about 0.34% of the company.
• The stock of Sensata Technologies has seen a significant increase, rising 7.2% recently, with current trading around $33.43 and a market capitalization of $4.87 billion.
• Sensata Technologies recently reported quarterly earnings with an EPS of $0.87, surpassing estimates, while revenue was down 8.9% year-over-year, highlighting challenges despite the earnings beat.

Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 500,246 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $12,141,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.34% of Sensata Technologies as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 3.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,017,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $364,471,000 after buying an additional 465,878 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 9,767,232 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $267,621,000 after purchasing an additional 44,233 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 14.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,964,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $217,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,142,649 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 14.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,639,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $161,152,000 after purchasing an additional 831,702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 4.2% in the first quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,479,997 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $133,000,000 after purchasing an additional 219,127 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ST stock traded down $0.14 on Thursday, reaching $33.38. The company had a trading volume of 910,686 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,753,733. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a PE ratio of 44.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.14. 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 Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $38.69. The business's 50-day moving average is $31.29 and its 200 day moving average is $27.36.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS 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 given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is 64.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of 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 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies has an average rating of "Hold" and an average 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.