Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 65.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 106,254 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 202,619 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of Sensata Technologies worth $2,911,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Sensata Technologies by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,793,392 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $49,139,000 after purchasing an additional 108,555 shares during the period. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 286.1% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 6,618 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $181,000 after buying an additional 4,904 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 67,388 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,846,000 after buying an additional 2,488 shares in the last quarter. Oxford Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at about $289,000. Finally, Arnhold LLC raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Arnhold LLC now owns 447,877 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $12,272,000 after purchasing an additional 19,865 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms recently issued reports on ST. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Sensata Technologies in a research note on Friday, April 25th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $20.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI cut Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Sensata Technologies from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $33.33.
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Sensata Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of ST stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $21.68. 1,552,939 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,705,880. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.85. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 12-month low of $17.32 and a 12-month high of $43.14. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $23.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.02.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 3.27% and a return on equity of 17.54%. On average, analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.
Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.21%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 57.14%.
Sensata Technologies Profile
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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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