Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Stock Position Increased by Woodline Partners LP

Key Points

• Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4.6%, owning approximately 1.63% of the company worth $57.8 million as of the end of the first quarter.
• Sensata Technologies reported an EPS of $0.87 for the last quarter, surpassing estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.5%.
• Several investment firms have upgraded their price targets for Sensata Technologies, with an average target price now at $34.64 and a consensus rating of "Hold" from analysts.

Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 4.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,383,447 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 105,621 shares during the quarter. Woodline Partners LP owned about 1.63% of Sensata Technologies worth $57,846,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 61.4% in the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,036 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares in the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.8% during the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 31,389 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $762,000 after acquiring an additional 566 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 6.1% during the first quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 13,724 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $333,000 after acquiring an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 29.4% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,543 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $86,000 after acquiring an additional 806 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 515.5% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 933 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of NYSE ST traded down $0.90 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $31.30. The stock had a trading volume of 1,358,128 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,183,123. The company has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.73, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.13. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $17.32 and a 1-year high of $37.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $31.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.62.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $928.25 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.The company's revenue was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is currently 64.00%.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total transaction of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 77,185 shares in the company, valued at $2,468,376.30. The trade was a 3.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.89% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on ST. 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 research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America raised their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $34.64.

About Sensata Technologies

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.