Vanguard Group Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 3.2%, owning approximately 10.27% of the company, valued at $364.47 million.
• Multiple hedge funds, including Fuller & Thaler Asset Management and Price T Rowe Associates, significantly increased their positions in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter, indicating strong institutional interest.
• Sensata Technologies recently reported quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share, surpassing analysts' expectations, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, amounting to an annualized yield of 1.5%.

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 3.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 15,017,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 465,878 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 10.27% of Sensata Technologies worth $364,471,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blair William & Co. IL increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 19,927 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $484,000 after purchasing an additional 958 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 34.8% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,433 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403 shares during the last quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $260,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $317,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 70,836 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,719,000 after buying an additional 979 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Andrew C. Teich purchased 9,925 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $25.19 per share, for a total transaction of $250,010.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 41,117 shares in the company, valued at $1,035,737.23. The trade was a 31.82% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE ST traded down $0.4950 during trading on Thursday, reaching $31.1750. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,219,236 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,768,575. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71. The firm has a market cap of $4.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.14. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $17.32 and a twelve month high of $39.04. The business's fifty day moving average price is $30.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.15.

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

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 13th. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is 64.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ST has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average 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.