Sensata Technologies (ST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE: ST) develops and manufactures sensing, electrical protection, and control technologies. Its products are designed to help customers monitor, manage, and protect equipment and systems across transportation, industrial, aerospace, energy, and other markets.

The company’s offerings include pressure, temperature, position, speed, and current sensors, as well as circuit breakers, contactors, controls, and other components used in vehicle systems, industrial machinery, heating and cooling equipment, appliances, and power-management applications. Sensata also provides solutions supporting electrification, automation, safety, and efficiency.

Sensata serves original equipment manufacturers and other customers globally, with operations and customers spanning North America, Europe, Asia, and other international markets. The company traces its roots to the early 20th century and became an independent publicly traded company after being separated from Texas Instruments in 2010.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.62 to $43.68
• 50-Day Range: $40.97 to $48.70
• 52-Week Range: $28.16 to $53.89
• Volume: 1.90 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 72.70
• Dividend Yield: 1.10%
• Price Target: $49.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Sensata Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sensata Technologies scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 289th out of 667 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Sensata Technologies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.30, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Sensata Technologies has a consensus price target of $49.10, representing about 12.6% upside from its current price of $43.62.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sensata Technologies has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sensata Technologies are expected to grow by 7.96% in the coming year, from $3.77 to $4.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sensata Technologies is 72.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sensata Technologies is 72.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sensata Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 1.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sensata Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 2.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.33% of the float of Sensata Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sensata Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.42.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sensata Technologies has recently decreased by 9.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sensata Technologies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sensata Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sensata Technologies is 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sensata Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.79% next year. This indicates that Sensata Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Sensata Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Sensata Technologies this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for ST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Sensata Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sensata Technologies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.65% of the stock of Sensata Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.42% of the stock of Sensata Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 8/26 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/26/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ST
• CIK: 1477294
• Web: www.sensata.com
• Phone: (508) 236-3800
• Fax: 31-54-687-0535
• Employees: 16,700
• Year Founded: 1916

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sensata Technologies: $49.10
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.30
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 72.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.57
• P/E Growth: 1.3
• Net Income: $31.30 million
• Net Margins: 2.37%
• Pretax Margin: 4.63%
• Return on Equity: 18.68%
• Return on Assets: 7.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.83
• Current Ratio: 2.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.71
• Cash Flow: $6.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.43
• Book Value: $19.10 per share
• Price / Book: 2.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 145,540,000
• Free Float: 144,590,000
• Market Cap: $6.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25