Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Grows Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 14.3% in the first quarter, now owning approximately 4.54% of the company valued at $161 million.
• Multiple analysts have raised their price targets for Sensata Technologies, with a consensus target of $34.64 and a current average rating of "Hold."
• Sensata Technologies reported earnings of $0.87 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, but noted an 8.9% decline in year-over-year revenue.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 14.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,639,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 831,702 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 4.54% of Sensata Technologies worth $161,152,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ST. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 19.4% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 326,180 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,937,000 after purchasing an additional 53,034 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $5,639,000. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 69.2% during the 4th 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. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 1,022.4% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 291,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $7,991,000 after purchasing an additional 265,659 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $521,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ST has been the topic of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on 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 increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Four 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 7.2%

Shares of ST traded up $2.2410 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $33.4310. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,789,879 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,736,614. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $17.32 and a 12-month high of $39.04. The stock 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.94. The company's 50 day moving average is $30.99 and its 200 day moving average is $27.22.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released 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 firm had revenue of $943.38 million for 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%.The firm's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be paid 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 is Wednesday, August 13th. 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.