Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD Purchases 1,142,649 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Price T Rowe Associates Inc. increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 14.6%, acquiring an additional 1,142,649 shares and totaling to 8,964,077 shares owned.
• Several institutional investors, including Barclays and MetLife, have significantly increased their holdings in Sensata Technologies, which is 99.42% owned by institutional investors.
• Sensata Technologies reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.87, surpassing analysts' expectations, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, equating to an annual yield of 1.4%.

Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 14.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,964,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,142,649 shares during the quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD owned 6.13% of Sensata Technologies worth $217,559,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ST. Barclays PLC lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 69.2% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 131,590 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,606,000 after purchasing an additional 53,831 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 84,309 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,310,000 after acquiring an additional 6,314 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 64.7% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 10,834 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $297,000 after acquiring an additional 4,257 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $988,000. Finally, Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter worth about $15,962,000. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 7.2%

Shares of NYSE ST opened at $33.4310 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.22. The firm has a market cap of $4.87 billion, a PE ratio of 44.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.14. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $17.32 and a 1 year high of $39.04. 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 (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $928.25 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.97% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is currently 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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