Barclays Issues Positive Forecast for Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Stock Price

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) had its target price increased by equities researchers at Barclays from $53.00 to $55.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Barclays‘s price target indicates a potential upside of 18.60% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts have also commented on ST. Truist Financial raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $43.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $57.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.2%

ST stock opened at $46.38 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.89 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $41.46. Sensata Technologies has a 1-year low of $28.16 and a 1-year high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.87 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. Analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total value of $300,279.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,881,163.80. The trade was a 13.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 27,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $978,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,678 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,860 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 128,294 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,519,000 after buying an additional 329 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 62.5% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 351 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.