Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Shares Purchased by LPL Financial LLC

Key Points

• LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. by 35.6% during the first quarter, owning 63,823 shares valued at approximately $1.55 million.
• Analyst ratings have varied, with Wells Fargo and Bank of America raising price objectives for the stock, reflecting a generally positive outlook despite a recent quarterly revenue decline.
• Sensata Technologies announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, translating to an annual yield of approximately 1.5%, with the payout ratio currently at 64%.

LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 35.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,823 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 16,767 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC's holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $1,549,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ST. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 36.4% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,821,428 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $214,308,000 after buying an additional 2,088,161 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 65.2% in the 4th quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,277,826 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $62,412,000 after buying an additional 898,835 shares during the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 25.2% during the 4th quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 4,318,718 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $118,333,000 after acquiring an additional 870,419 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,808,186 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $159,143,000 after acquiring an additional 648,028 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $15,962,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ST shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:ST traded down $0.3120 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $33.1180. The company had a trading volume of 1,169,846 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,762,463. 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 1-year low of $17.32 and a 1-year high of $39.04. The business's 50 day moving average price is $30.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.23. The firm has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 44.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.14.

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 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 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 was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is 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.