Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Stake Raised by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 107.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 94,033 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 48,692 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP owned 0.06% of Sensata Technologies worth $2,577,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ST. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 43,810 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 65,706 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,800,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the period. Cullen Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Capital Management LLC now owns 31,111 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $852,000 after purchasing an additional 590 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,751 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 668 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hanson & Doremus Investment Management increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 15,669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $429,000 after buying an additional 696 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ST stock traded down $0.31 on Monday, hitting $25.23. 1,908,088 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,709,864. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The company's fifty day moving average is $23.04 and its 200 day moving average is $26.90. The company has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a PE ratio of 30.03, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.02. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 1-year low of $17.32 and a 1-year high of $42.60.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $911.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $878.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.54% and a net margin of 3.27%. The firm's revenue was down 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.89 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.90%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 59.26%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday. 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $34.08.

Sensata Technologies Company 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.