Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST – Get Free Report) and SES AI (NYSE:SES – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.8% of SES AI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of SES AI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Sensata Technologies and SES AI”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sensata Technologies | $3.70 billion | 1.55 | $31.30 million | $2.50 | 15.75 |
| SES AI | $21.00 million | 14.80 | -$73.04 million | ($0.20) | -4.18 |
Sensata Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SES AI. SES AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensata Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Sensata Technologies and SES AI, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sensata Technologies | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.40 |
| SES AI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $50.33, suggesting a potential upside of 27.85%. SES AI has a consensus target price of $1.10, suggesting a potential upside of 31.42%. Given SES AI’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SES AI is more favorable than Sensata Technologies.
Volatility and Risk
Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES AI has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Sensata Technologies and SES AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sensata Technologies | 9.52% | 19.38% | 8.43% |
| SES AI | -289.64% | -26.21% | -20.78% |
Summary
Sensata Technologies beats SES AI on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sensata Technologies
Sensata Technologies Holding plc develops, manufactures, and sells sensors and sensor-rich solutions, electrical protection components and systems, and other products used in mission-critical systems and applications in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions. The Performance Sensing segment offers pressure, temperature, and position sensors, high-voltage solutions, and other solutions used in mission-critical systems and applications, such as tire pressure monitoring, thermal management, electrical protection, regenerative braking, powertrain for engine/transmission, and exhaust management for automobiles, on-road trucks, and off-road equipment customers. The Sensing Solutions segment provides application-specific sensor and electrical protection products, such as pressure, temperature, and position sensors; motor and compressor protectors; high-voltage contactors; solid state relays; bimetal electromechanical controls; power inverters; charge controllers; battery management systems; operator controls; and power conversion systems. It serves automotive, on-road truck, construction, and original equipment manufacturers in agriculture, control, appliance, medical, energy and charging infrastructure, data/telecom, and aerospace and defense industries, as well as systems integrators, aerospace, and motor and compressor distributors. Sensata Technologies Holding plc was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
About SES AI
SES AI Corporation engages in the development and production of high-performance Lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, electric vehicle take-off and landing, and other applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.
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