Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Stock Holdings Lifted by Vanguard Group Inc.

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. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 3.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,017,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 465,878 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 10.27% of Sensata Technologies worth $364,471,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ST. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 96.8% during the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,260,870 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $144,148,000 after acquiring an additional 2,587,183 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 36.4% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,821,428 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $214,308,000 after purchasing an additional 2,088,161 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 65.2% in the 4th quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,277,826 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $62,412,000 after purchasing an additional 898,835 shares during the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 25.2% in the 4th quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 4,318,718 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $118,333,000 after purchasing an additional 870,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,808,186 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $159,143,000 after purchasing an additional 648,028 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America lifted their price objective 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. UBS Group lifted their price objective 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. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ST traded down $0.51 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $31.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 294,124 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,765,186. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $30.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.08. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $39.04. The company has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.14.

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 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. 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 presently 64.00%.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In other Sensata Technologies news, Director Andrew C. Teich bought 9,925 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 acquisition, the director directly owned 41,117 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,035,737.23. This trade represents a 31.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.89% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.