Squarepoint Ops LLC Increases Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 1,897.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 258,411 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 245,474 shares during the quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $12,337,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ST. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 107.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 419,137 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $10,172,000 after purchasing an additional 217,418 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $246,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 12.2% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 505,957 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,280,000 after buying an additional 55,045 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 11.8% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 23,409 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $705,000 after buying an additional 2,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the second quarter worth $750,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ST opened at $42.11 on Thursday. 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 2.29 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $44.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.10. The company has a market cap of $6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.18, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.25.

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 company had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.68% and a net margin of 2.37%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.87 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 80.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Truist Financial raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $43.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $57.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. 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. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.10.

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.