Russell Investments Group Ltd. Grows Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 12.6%, owning 87,572 shares after acquiring an additional 9,812 shares valued at approximately $2.125 million.
• Institutional investors hold 99.42% of Sensata Technologies stock, reflecting strong institutional interest in the company.
• Sensata Technologies is set to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on August 27th, with a 1.4% yield and a payout ratio of 64%.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 12.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 87,572 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 9,812 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.06% of Sensata Technologies worth $2,125,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $204,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 20.1% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 18,765 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $455,000 after purchasing an additional 3,138 shares during the last quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $372,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $7,419,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 118.9% during the 1st quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 19,444 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $472,000 after acquiring an additional 10,560 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on 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 boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" 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, Truist Financial upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ST traded down $0.14 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $33.38. 910,686 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,556,022. The company has a market cap of $4.86 billion, a PE ratio of 44.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.14. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $17.32 and a 52-week high of $38.69. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $31.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.Sensata Technologies's revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 64.00%.

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.