Lynne J. Caljouw Sells 2,576 Shares of Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Stock

Key Points

• Lynne Caljouw, EVP of Sensata Technologies, sold 2,576 shares for a total of $82,380.48, resulting in a 3.23% decrease in her ownership.
• Sensata Technologies reported $0.87 earnings per share for the last quarter, beating estimates, but revenue was down 8.9% year-over-year.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.5%.

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total value of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 77,185 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,468,376.30. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:ST traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $31.68. The company had a trading volume of 1,171,326 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,187,535. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $17.32 and a 1-year high of $37.40. The firm has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.66.

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

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 344,296 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,356,000 after purchasing an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 184.8% in the 1st quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 49,447 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,200,000 after purchasing an additional 32,084 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,396,402 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $33,891,000 after purchasing an additional 42,423 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 122.8% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,254 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 2,345 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 235.5% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 37,395 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $908,000 after purchasing an additional 26,249 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on ST. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Company 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.