Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the ten brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $49.10.

A number of research firms have recently commented on ST. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $57.00 price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note 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 Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ST opened at $42.21 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.35, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.25. Sensata Technologies has a one year low of $28.16 and a one year high of $53.89. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.12. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.87 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 80.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

About Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE: ST) develops and manufactures sensing, electrical protection, and control technologies. Its products are designed to help customers monitor, manage, and protect equipment and systems across transportation, industrial, aerospace, energy, and other markets.

The company’s offerings include pressure, temperature, position, speed, and current sensors, as well as circuit breakers, contactors, controls, and other components used in vehicle systems, industrial machinery, heating and cooling equipment, appliances, and power-management applications.