Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Key Points

• Pacer Advisors cut its Sensata Technologies stake by 94.5% in the first quarter, selling 300,546 shares and retaining 17,401 shares valued at approximately $613,000. Institutional investors collectively own 99.42% of the company.
• Sensata reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $0.98 per share, beating estimates of $0.93, while revenue rose 5% year over year to $990.6 million. The company provided third-quarter EPS guidance of $0.93–$0.97.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with four Buy, five Hold, and one Sell rating; the average rating is Hold and the average price target is $49.10. Sensata also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing a 1.0% annualized yield.

Pacer Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 94.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,401 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 300,546 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $613,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Woodline Partners LP raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 165.4% during the third quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 4,975,745 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $152,009,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100,927 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 380.4% during the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 3,509,416 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $116,828,000 after purchasing an additional 2,778,918 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $62,966,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 28.7% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 4,313,603 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $143,600,000 after purchasing an additional 961,457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 45.5% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 2,402,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $84,601,000 after purchasing an additional 750,646 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total value of $300,279.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,687 shares in the company, valued at $1,881,163.80. This represents a 13.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.65% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on ST shares. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sensata Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Truist Financial upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $43.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $57.00 price target on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 1.8%

ST stock opened at $45.82 on Tuesday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $28.16 and a 12-month high of $53.89. The business's 50-day moving average is $47.55 and its 200 day moving average is $41.97. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market cap of $6.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.37, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.27.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $990.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.68% and a net margin of 2.37%.The business's revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.87 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 80.00%.

Sensata Technologies Profile

Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V. is a global industrial technology company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and electrical protection solutions. The company's product portfolio includes pressure, temperature, position, speed, current and magnetic sensors, as well as circuit breakers and other protection devices. Sensata's offerings serve a wide array of end markets, with a particularly strong presence in automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industrial automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), commercial aerospace and renewable energy sectors.

Headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Sensata operates a network of manufacturing and engineering facilities across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

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