Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Shares Purchased by Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 184.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 49,447 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 32,084 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.'s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $1,200,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ST. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 278.8% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,118 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 110.0% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,873 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 981 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 83.6% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,554 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 1,163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 524.8% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,768 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 2,325 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ST has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, June 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $35.33.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In related news, Director Andrew C. Teich acquired 9,925 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $25.19 per share, with a total value of $250,010.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 41,117 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,035,737.23. This represents a 31.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE ST traded down $0.34 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $31.67. 1,348,127 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,658,148. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.13. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $42.33. The business's fifty day moving average price is $27.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.43. The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $911.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $878.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 3.19% and a return on equity of 17.12%. The company's revenue was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 14th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 14th. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is 59.26%.

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.