Kerrisdale Advisers LLC Buys Shares of 28,320 Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Kerrisdale Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 28,320 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,352,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Greenleaf Trust purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $207,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the second quarter worth $7,199,000. Cullen Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the second quarter worth $1,415,000. Foster & Motley Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the second quarter worth $2,776,000. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 18.3% in the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 141,342 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $6,748,000 after buying an additional 21,881 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ST has been the topic of several research reports. Bank of America increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays increased 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 report on Monday, August 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $58.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:ST opened at $41.14 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $5.99 billion, a PE ratio of 68.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.79. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $28.16 and a 12-month high of $53.89. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

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

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 80.00%.

Sensata Technologies Profile

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.