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NYSE:ST

Sensata Technologies (ST) Competitors

$43.82
-0.02 (-0.05%)
(As of 06/9/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$43.51
$44.31
50-Day Range
$40.14
$49.41
52-Week Range
$36.64
$54.34
Volume
775,830 shs
Average Volume
836,477 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.68 billion
P/E Ratio
18.03
Dividend Yield
1.10%
Price Target
$52.91

ST vs. MKSI, CGNX, YNDX, LFUS, WWD, DSGX, SMAR, RMBS, NTNX, and CACI

Should you be buying Sensata Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensata Technologies include MKS Instruments (MKSI), Cognex (CGNX), Yandex (YNDX), Littelfuse (LFUS), Woodward (WWD), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Smartsheet (SMAR), Rambus (RMBS), Nutanix (NTNX), and CACI International (CACI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Sensata Technologies vs.

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

Sensata Technologies has a net margin of 9.25% compared to MKS Instruments' net margin of 4.11%. Sensata Technologies' return on equity of 17.67% beat MKS Instruments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MKS Instruments 4.11% 11.77% 4.89%
Sensata Technologies 9.25% 17.67% 6.32%

MKS Instruments has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MKS Instruments$3.55 billion1.90$333 million$2.5839.08
Sensata Technologies$4.03 billion1.66$310.68 million$2.4318.03

MKS Instruments currently has a consensus target price of $114.36, indicating a potential upside of 13.43%. Sensata Technologies has a consensus target price of $52.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.84%. Given Sensata Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sensata Technologies is more favorable than MKS Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MKS Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Sensata Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.30

86.8% of MKS Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of MKS Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MKS Instruments received 88 more outperform votes than Sensata Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.38% of users gave MKS Instruments an outperform vote while only 63.93% of users gave Sensata Technologies an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MKS InstrumentsOutperform Votes
524
72.38%
Underperform Votes
200
27.62%
Sensata TechnologiesOutperform Votes
436
63.93%
Underperform Votes
246
36.07%

In the previous week, Sensata Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than MKS Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sensata Technologies and 4 mentions for MKS Instruments. Sensata Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat MKS Instruments' score of 0.97 indicating that Sensata Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MKS Instruments
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sensata Technologies
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

MKS Instruments pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. MKS Instruments pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sensata Technologies pays out 19.8% 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. Sensata Technologies has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Sensata Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Sensata Technologies beats MKS Instruments on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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 TechnologiesProcess control instruments IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.69B$18.56B$15.58B$14.95B
Dividend Yield1.09%0.88%5.00%3.86%
P/E Ratio18.0368.88306.0818.77
Price / Sales1.6612.41818.219.28
Price / Cash8.1721.6728.5323.98
Price / Book2.153.2210.647.36
Net Income$310.68M$929.21M$531.94M$898.94M
7 Day Performance2.03%-0.92%0.66%1.72%
1 Month Performance8.63%5.25%4.97%3.83%
1 Year Performance-4.78%-1.94%-0.61%-2.56%

Sensata Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MKSI
MKS Instruments
2.6168 of 5 stars
$98.35
+3.2%
$114.36
+16.3%
-11.6%$6.57B$3.55B38.1210,900
CGNX
Cognex
2.2515 of 5 stars
$55.42
-0.2%
$50.17
-9.5%
+21.0%$9.57B$1.01B55.422,441
YNDX
Yandex
0 of 5 stars
$18.94
flat
N/AN/A$6.71B$578.96B7.1220,850News Coverage
LFUS
Littelfuse
2.5558 of 5 stars
$264.72
+2.7%
$259.00
-2.2%
-0.3%$6.57B$2.51B19.2118,000Positive News
WWD
Woodward
2.1672 of 5 stars
$109.74
+0.7%
$104.25
-5.0%
+12.8%$6.55B$2.38B42.378,300Insider Selling
DSGX
The Descartes Systems Group
1.7583 of 5 stars
$77.00
-0.5%
$80.89
+5.1%
+17.8%$6.55B$486.01M61.112,083News Coverage
SMAR
Smartsheet
2.6336 of 5 stars
$51.64
+4.8%
$49.06
-5.0%
+8.5%$6.84B$766.91M-30.923,191Earnings Report
Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
RMBS
Rambus
2.0678 of 5 stars
$63.12
-0.2%
$55.17
-12.6%
+163.5%$6.87B$454.79M128.82690
NTNX
Nutanix
2.243 of 5 stars
$29.40
-0.8%
$33.75
+14.8%
+101.1%$6.93B$1.58B0.006,450
CACI
CACI International
2.1965 of 5 stars
$306.77
+0.9%
$338.20
+10.2%
+12.9%$6.99B$6.20B19.5422,000Analyst Revision
News Coverage

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