Picton Mahoney Asset Management Acquires New Stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Picton Mahoney Asset Management bought a new position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 31,323 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $956,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ST. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 659.7% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 785 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 446.2% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 812 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 62.6% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,135 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 244.4% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 836 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 3.5%

Shares of ST stock opened at $33.04 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.15. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $17.32 and a 52-week high of $39.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 173.88, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.57.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.02. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 0.83%.The firm had revenue of $917.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $911.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 252.63%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on ST. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.20.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total value of $93,674.88. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,403,421.20. The trade was a 3.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Company 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.