Seizert Capital Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 61,052 Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Seizert Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 61,052 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,865,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in Sensata Technologies during the second quarter valued at $53,385,000. SG Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the second quarter worth approximately $23,877,000. First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $21,786,000. Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the second quarter worth about $18,066,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 215.9% during the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 821,001 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $24,720,000 after acquiring an additional 561,083 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on ST shares. Barclays lowered their price target on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $43.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Evercore ISI set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $36.10.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE:ST opened at $34.39 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $33.15 and its 200 day moving average is $32.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.91 and a quick ratio of 2.10. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $17.32 and a 1 year high of $36.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -172.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.15.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $931.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The company’s revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -240.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ali John Mirshekari sold 33,933 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.53, for a total value of $1,002,041.49. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP David K. Stott sold 839 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.80, for a total value of $25,841.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,444 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,091,675.20. This trade represents a 2.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 272,356 shares of company stock valued at $7,880,364 over the last ninety days. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.