Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Stock to Pay Quarterly Dividend of $0.12

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 11th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share by the scientific and technical instruments company on Wednesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 10th.

Sensata Technologies has a payout ratio of 13.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Sensata Technologies to earn $4.08 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.48 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 11.8%.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

ST traded down $0.41 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $40.29. 201,941 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,812,565. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $42.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.57. Sensata Technologies has a 52-week low of $28.16 and a 52-week high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) 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 return on equity of 18.68% and a net margin of 2.37%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.87 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on ST. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Weiss Ratings cut Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Barclays boosted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.80.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE: ST) is a global developer and manufacturer of sensing, control and protection solutions. The company supplies components that help monitor conditions, improve safety and efficiency, and support automated decision-making in vehicles, industrial equipment and other systems.

Its products include pressure, temperature, position, speed, force, current and fluid-level sensors, along with circuit breakers, controls and other protection devices. Sensata’s technologies are used in applications such as automotive systems, heavy-duty vehicles, industrial machinery, heating and air-conditioning equipment, aerospace and defense, energy infrastructure, and data centers.

Sensata serves original equipment manufacturers and other industrial customers across North America, Europe, Asia and additional international markets.