Squarepoint Ops LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 1,897.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 258,411 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 245,474 shares during the quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC owned about 0.18% of Sensata Technologies worth $12,337,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 700.0% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 832 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 62.5% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. EFG International AG acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 244.4% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.7% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,072 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ST shares. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Truist Financial upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $43.00 to $58.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Sensata Technologies from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ST opened at $42.11 on Thursday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $44.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.10. The company has a market cap of $6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.18, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.29. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $28.16 and a one year high of $53.89.

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

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is presently 80.00%.

Sensata Technologies Company 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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