Alliancebernstein L.P. Increases Stock Holdings in 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. grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 2.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,085,573 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 30,833 shares during the quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned approximately 0.74% of Sensata Technologies worth $26,347,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,017,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $364,471,000 after acquiring an additional 465,878 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 14.6% in the first 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. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 14.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,639,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $161,152,000 after purchasing an additional 831,702 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,479,997 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $133,000,000 after purchasing an additional 219,127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,782,600 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $67,534,000 after buying an additional 551,231 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four investment 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total transaction of $82,380.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 77,185 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,468,376.30. The trade was a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.89% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE ST traded down $0.90 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $31.30. 1,358,128 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,183,123. 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 business's 50 day simple moving average is $31.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.13.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its 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 business 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%.The business's revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.93 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

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