Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Sensata Technologies, with five hold, four buy, and one sell rating. The average 12-month price target is $49.10 versus the stock’s reported $46.24 price.
• Sensata exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.98 EPS and $990.6 million in revenue, while revenue increased 5% year over year. Management guided third-quarter EPS to $0.93–$0.97.
• Institutional investors own a substantial 99.42% of shares, while an executive sold 6,335 shares. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12, equivalent to a 1.0% annualized yield.

Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the ten ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $49.10.

ST has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total transaction of $300,279.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,881,163.80. The trade was a 13.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.65% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Medina Value Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $3,753,000. Strategic Global Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 92.3% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Global Advisors LLC now owns 298,367 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $9,933,000 after buying an additional 143,227 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter worth about $951,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 113.5% in the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 487,232 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $16,220,000 after acquiring an additional 258,997 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Convergence Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 247.0% in the 4th quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC now owns 40,440 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,346,000 after acquiring an additional 28,786 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.0%

Sensata Technologies stock opened at $46.24 on Monday. Sensata Technologies has a twelve month low of $28.16 and a twelve month high of $53.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $47.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.07, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.27.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.68% and a net margin of 2.37%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.87 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 80.00%.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V. is a global industrial technology company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and electrical protection solutions. The company's product portfolio includes pressure, temperature, position, speed, current and magnetic sensors, as well as circuit breakers and other protection devices. Sensata's offerings serve a wide array of end markets, with a particularly strong presence in automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industrial automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), commercial aerospace and renewable energy sectors.

Headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Sensata operates a network of manufacturing and engineering facilities across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

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