Weiss Ratings Reiterates "Hold (C-)" Rating for Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST)

Key Points

• Weiss Ratings has reaffirmed a "Hold (C-)" rating for Sensata Technologies, highlighting caution among analysts regarding the stock's performance.
• Bank of America and Evercore ISI both raised their price targets for Sensata Technologies to $32.00 and $30.00, respectively, while Goldman Sachs increased theirs to $44.00, reflecting positive outlooks among many analysts.
• After recent performance, Sensata Technologies reported a revenue decline of 8.9% year-over-year, although it topped analysts' earnings expectations for the quarter with an EPS of $0.87.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c-)" rating restated by analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Bank of America boosted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target 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. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $36.50.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ST opened at $31.87 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The business's 50 day moving average price is $31.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.68. Sensata Technologies has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $35.94. The stock has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.15.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $928.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total transaction of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 77,185 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,468,376.30. The trade was a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.89% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $53,385,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,964,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $217,559,000 after buying an additional 1,142,649 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 14.3% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,639,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $161,152,000 after buying an additional 831,702 shares during the last quarter. SG Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $23,877,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $21,786,000. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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