Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Grows Stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 32.2% in the second quarter, bringing its total holdings to 49,434 shares valued at $1.59 million.
• Institutional investors own 99.42% of Sensata Technologies, indicating strong interest from hedge funds and investment firms in the company.
• Sensata Technologies recently reported $0.87 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, although year-over-year revenue declined by 8.9%.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 32.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 49,434 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 12,039 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $1,593,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies in the second quarter valued at about $371,000. Voya Investment Management LLC raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 2.9% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 18,675 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $453,000 after purchasing an additional 527 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $388,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 12.2% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 505,957 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $12,280,000 after purchasing an additional 55,045 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 4.6% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,383,447 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $57,846,000 after purchasing an additional 105,621 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Bank of America raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $35.91.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

ST opened at $30.39 on Tuesday. The business's 50 day moving average is $31.61 and its 200-day moving average is $27.88. The stock has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a PE ratio of 40.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $17.32 and a twelve month high of $36.64.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is presently 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.

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