Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Position Increased by Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD

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 stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 14.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,964,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,142,649 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD owned approximately 6.13% of Sensata Technologies worth $217,559,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

NYSE ST traded down $0.59 on Friday, reaching $32.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 227,887 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,744,051. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $17.32 and a twelve month high of $38.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71. The stock has a market cap of $4.78 billion, a PE ratio of 43.69, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.14. The firm's 50 day moving average is $31.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.41.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 in the prior year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies's 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is currently 64.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four equities research 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's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company 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.