Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the ten analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $49.10.

ST has been the topic of several recent research reports. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of ST opened at $46.24 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 2.29 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Sensata Technologies has a 1-year low of $28.16 and a 1-year high of $53.89. The stock has a market cap of $6.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.27.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.68% and a net margin of 2.37%.Sensata Technologies’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.87 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies will post 3.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total value of $300,279.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,881,163.80. The trade was a 13.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cullen Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the second quarter valued at $1,415,000. Foster & Motley Inc. acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies in the second quarter valued at $2,776,000. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 18.3% during the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 141,342 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $6,748,000 after buying an additional 21,881 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies during the second quarter worth about $210,000. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 16,131 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $770,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

About Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V. is a global industrial technology company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and electrical protection solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes pressure, temperature, position, speed, current and magnetic sensors, as well as circuit breakers and other protection devices. Sensata’s offerings serve a wide array of end markets, with a particularly strong presence in automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industrial automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), commercial aerospace and renewable energy sectors.

Headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Sensata operates a network of manufacturing and engineering facilities across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.