Nuveen LLC Takes $7.42 Million Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Nuveen LLC has acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies, purchasing 305,692 shares valued at approximately $7.4 million, representing about 0.21% of the company by the end of the first quarter.
• Several hedge funds have also increased their positions in Sensata Technologies, with notable increases including Signaturefd LLC by 515.5% and Parallel Advisors LLC by 278.8% during the same period.
• Sensata Technologies has set a Q3 2025 EPS guidance between 0.810-0.870 and recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, reflecting a dividend yield of 1.4%.

Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 305,692 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $7,419,000. Nuveen LLC owned about 0.21% of Sensata Technologies as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ST. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 515.5% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 933 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the first quarter worth $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 278.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,118 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 110.0% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,873 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 981 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 83.6% during the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,554 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 1,163 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

ST traded down $0.83 on Friday, hitting $32.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 422,594 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,745,509. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $31.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.41. The firm has a market cap of $4.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 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 $38.69. 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 data on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.03. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.97% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The company had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies's revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on ST shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $34.64.

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.