Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Key Points

• Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC sold 20,562 shares of Sensata Technologies, reducing its stake by 40.7%, resulting in total holdings of 29,956 shares worth approximately $727,000.
• Several institutional investors, including North Carolina's Treasurer and Signaturefd LLC, increased their stakes in Sensata Technologies, demonstrating confidence in the company's performance.
• Analysts have provided mixed ratings for Sensata Technologies, with a consensus rating of "Hold" and a target price of $34.64, while the company reported earnings per share of $0.87, exceeding expectations.

Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 40.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 29,956 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 20,562 shares during the period. Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $727,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ST. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 3.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,017,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $364,471,000 after purchasing an additional 465,878 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 9,767,232 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $267,621,000 after purchasing an additional 44,233 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 36.4% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,821,428 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $214,308,000 after purchasing an additional 2,088,161 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 14.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,639,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $161,152,000 after purchasing an additional 831,702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 96.8% in 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 purchasing an additional 2,587,183 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 1.6%

Sensata Technologies stock traded down $0.5250 on Wednesday, hitting $31.6450. 261,306 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,764,925. 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 firm has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.14. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $30.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.08. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $17.32 and a 1 year high of $39.04.

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

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $34.64.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Andrew C. Teich purchased 9,925 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $25.19 per share, with a total value of $250,010.75. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 41,117 shares in the company, valued at $1,035,737.23. This trade represents a 31.82% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Sensata Technologies 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.