CTS (CTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS) designs and manufactures sensors, actuators, electronic components and assemblies used in a range of industrial and commercial applications. Its products include pressure, temperature and position sensors; piezoelectric and other actuators; switches; electronic controls; frequency-control products; and custom-engineered assemblies.

The company serves customers in the transportation, aerospace and defense, industrial, medical and communications markets. CTS products are used in applications such as vehicle systems, industrial automation, medical equipment, aerospace systems and other products that require sensing, control, switching or electronic connectivity.

CTS traces its history to 1896, when it was established as Chicago Telephone Supply. The company is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, and operates through manufacturing and engineering locations serving customers in North America, Europe and Asia. Kieran O'Sullivan has served as CTS's president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $58.53 to $59.51
• 50-Day Range: $56.10 to $67.31
• 52-Week Range: $36.03 to $69.55
• Volume: 171,743 shs
• Average Volume: 227,871 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.70
• Dividend Yield: 0.27%
• Price Target: $73.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CTS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CTS scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 160th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CTS has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CTS has a consensus price target of $73.50, representing about 25.0% upside from its current price of $58.78.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CTS has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.02%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CTS are expected to grow by 9.02% in the coming year, from $2.66 to $2.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CTS is 24.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CTS is 24.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.18.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CTS has a PEG Ratio of 1.39. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CTS has a P/B Ratio of 3.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.74% of the float of CTS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CTS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CTS has recently increased by 16.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

CTS has a dividend yield of 0.27%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CTS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CTS is 6.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CTS will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.52% next year. This indicates that CTS will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

CTS has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for CTS this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for CTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added CTS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.43% of the stock of CTS is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.87% of the stock of CTS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 6/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 6/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 10/23 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/23 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CTS
• CIK: 26058
• Web: www.ctscorp.com
• Phone: (630) 577-8800
• Fax: 630-577-8894
• Employees: 3,492
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CTS: $73.50
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $67.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.10
• P/E Growth: 1.39
• Net Income: $65.32 million
• Net Margins: 12.37%
• Pretax Margin: 16.41%
• Return on Equity: 13.48%
• Return on Assets: 9.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 2.61
• Quick Ratio: 2.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $541.32 million
• Price / Sales: 3.10
• Cash Flow: $3.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.05
• Book Value: $18.99 per share
• Price / Book: 3.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,560,000
• Free Float: 27,862,000
• Market Cap: $1.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03