Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Shares Purchased by Janus Henderson Group PLC

Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 0.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,767,232 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 44,233 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned approximately 6.53% of Sensata Technologies worth $267,621,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ST. Arizona State Retirement System grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 43,810 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,200,000 after buying an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 65,706 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,800,000 after buying an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Capital Management LLC now owns 31,111 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $852,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,751 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $212,000 after buying an additional 668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hanson & Doremus Investment Management grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 15,669 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $429,000 after buying an additional 696 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 1.6%

NYSE:ST traded down $0.44 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $27.35. The company had a trading volume of 1,747,773 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,707,048. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.37. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 1 year low of $17.32 and a 1 year high of $43.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.56, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.02.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $911.26 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $878.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.54% and a net margin of 3.27%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.76%. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is currently 59.26%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ST. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Evercore ISI cut Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Sensata Technologies in a report on Friday, April 25th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $20.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $33.58.

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.