Alliancebernstein L.P. Buys 30,833 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 2.9%, now owning approximately 1,085,573 shares valued at $26.3 million.
• Sensata Technologies reported quarterly earnings of $0.87 EPS, surpassing expectations of $0.84, but showed an 8.9% decline in revenue year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 1.5% with a payout ratio of 64%.

Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 2.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,085,573 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 30,833 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned 0.74% of Sensata Technologies worth $26,347,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ST. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,964,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $217,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,142,649 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 65.2% during the 4th quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,277,826 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $62,412,000 after purchasing an additional 898,835 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 14.3% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,639,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $161,152,000 after purchasing an additional 831,702 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,782,600 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $67,534,000 after purchasing an additional 551,231 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $12,141,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total value of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 77,185 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,468,376.30. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

NYSE:ST traded up $0.60 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $31.86. The stock had a trading volume of 926,262 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,196,136. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.71 and a quick ratio of 1.94. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $37.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.13.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.03. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.97% and a return on equity of 16.88%. The firm had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ST shares. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.64.

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.