Sensata Technologies (ST) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TER or ST?

Sensata Technologies received 363 more outperform votes than Teradyne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.56% of users gave Sensata Technologies an outperform vote while only 48.07% of users gave Teradyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teradyne	Outperform Votes 87 48.07%	Underperform Votes 94 51.93%
Sensata Technologies	Outperform Votes 450 61.56%	Underperform Votes 281 38.44%

Is TER or ST more profitable?

Teradyne has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of 3.27%. Teradyne's return on equity of 19.08% beat Sensata Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teradyne	19.23%	19.08%	14.47%
Sensata Technologies	3.27%	17.54%	6.86%

Do analysts rate TER or ST?

Teradyne presently has a consensus price target of $117.56, indicating a potential upside of 48.85%. Sensata Technologies has a consensus price target of $34.08, indicating a potential upside of 33.32%. Given Teradyne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Teradyne is more favorable than Sensata Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teradyne	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Sensata Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is TER or ST a better dividend stock?

Teradyne pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Teradyne pays out 13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sensata Technologies pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Teradyne has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TER or ST?

99.8% of Teradyne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Teradyne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TER or ST?

In the previous week, Teradyne had 15 more articles in the media than Sensata Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Teradyne and 13 mentions for Sensata Technologies. Teradyne's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Sensata Technologies' score of 1.25 indicating that Teradyne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teradyne	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sensata Technologies	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TER or ST?

Teradyne has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TER or ST?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teradyne	$2.91B	4.36	$542.37M	$3.54	22.31
Sensata Technologies	$3.84B	0.97	$128.48M	$0.81	31.56

Summary

Teradyne beats Sensata Technologies on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.