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ST vs. ADI, LFUS, MCHP, NXPI, TXN, DOV, ITT, TEL, TKR, and VSH

Should you be buying Sensata Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensata Technologies include Analog Devices (ADI), Littelfuse (LFUS), Microchip Technology (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Texas Instruments (TXN), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), TE Connectivity (TEL), Timken (TKR), and Vishay Intertechnology (VSH).

Sensata Technologies vs. Its Competitors

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 27 more articles in the media than Sensata Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Analog Devices and 16 mentions for Sensata Technologies. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Sensata Technologies' score of 0.82 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sensata Technologies
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Analog Devices
32 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of 3.19%. Sensata Technologies' return on equity of 17.12% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sensata Technologies3.19% 17.12% 6.72%
Analog Devices 18.65%9.56%6.99%

Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Sensata Technologies pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 107.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $34.42, suggesting a potential upside of 6.88%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $251.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.30%. Given Sensata Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sensata Technologies is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sensata Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Analog Devices
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Sensata Technologies. Sensata Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sensata Technologies$3.84B1.23$128.48M$0.8139.75
Analog Devices$9.43B12.95$1.64B$3.6767.05

Summary

Analog Devices beats Sensata Technologies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ST vs. The Competition

MetricSensata TechnologiesINSTRU IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.71B$3.20B$27.59B$20.63B
Dividend Yield1.50%0.96%3.12%3.75%
P/E Ratio39.7529.6636.9928.08
Price / Sales1.233.302,038.0754.17
Price / Cash4.8518.9037.8322.31
Price / Book1.674.117.254.59
Net Income$128.48M$88.53M$762.89M$985.44M
7 Day Performance7.42%2.00%2.70%2.78%
1 Month Performance21.10%9.52%5.96%5.41%
1 Year Performance-15.08%28.20%52,290.41%14.61%

Sensata Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ST
Sensata Technologies
4.3364 of 5 stars
$32.20
+0.4%
$34.42
+6.9%
-15.2%$4.71B$3.84B39.7519,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ADI
Analog Devices
4.6791 of 5 stars
$238.02
+0.4%
$251.75
+5.8%
+7.0%$118.12B$9.43B64.8624,000Positive News
LFUS
Littelfuse
4.4155 of 5 stars
$226.73
+0.5%
$252.25
+11.3%
-6.4%$5.60B$2.19B52.4816,000Positive News
MCHP
Microchip Technology
3.7802 of 5 stars
$70.37
-0.2%
$70.15
-0.3%
-22.7%$37.96B$4.40B-7,037.0021,000Positive News
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.9108 of 5 stars
$218.49
+0.7%
$244.78
+12.0%
-14.5%$55.20B$12.61B23.8034,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
TXN
Texas Instruments
4.6748 of 5 stars
$207.62
+0.3%
$191.49
-7.8%
+8.4%$188.62B$16.05B39.4034,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.9393 of 5 stars
$183.34
+0.0%
$208.58
+13.8%
+5.8%$25.14B$7.75B11.0425,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ITT
ITT
4.1549 of 5 stars
$156.93
-0.6%
$165.50
+5.5%
+26.2%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700Analyst Revision
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.4025 of 5 stars
$168.87
+1.2%
$162.50
-3.8%
+17.1%$50.08B$16.03B37.1187,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TKR
Timken
4.4893 of 5 stars
$72.62
-0.8%
$79.00
+8.8%
-4.1%$5.08B$4.57B15.6519,000Positive News
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology
2.5259 of 5 stars
$15.94
-0.1%
$20.50
+28.6%
-22.5%$2.16B$2.94B-32.5322,700

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