107,498 Shares in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Purchased by Foundry Partners LLC

Foundry Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 107,498 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $4,039,000. Foundry Partners LLC owned 0.07% of Sensata Technologies at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 172.5% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,928,193 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $72,924,000 after acquiring an additional 1,220,599 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 94.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,438,760 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $54,414,000 after buying an additional 700,717 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4,903.4% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 562,136 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $21,260,000 after buying an additional 550,901 shares in the last quarter. Poplar Forest Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $18,235,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 27.2% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,714,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $64,830,000 after buying an additional 366,958 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of Sensata Technologies stock traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $33.71. 1,623,806 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,035,068. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.77. The company has a market cap of $5.07 billion, a PE ratio of -678.66, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 2.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a twelve month low of $30.56 and a twelve month high of $48.10.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by ($0.05). Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 0.10% and a positive return on equity of 17.47%. The business had revenue of $992.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $978.05 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.42%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently -959.81%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ST. Bank of America lowered Sensata Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $46.00 to $38.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Oppenheimer raised Sensata Technologies from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $50.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Sensata Technologies from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $37.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Monday, January 8th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $36.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $39.25.

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.