Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Stock Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 7,023,238 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 150,013 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $214,557,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 659.7% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 785 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the third quarter worth about $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.6% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,135 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 437 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in 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 valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 15,787.5% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,271 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ST has been the subject of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.20.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ST opened at $33.04 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $35.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.16. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $39.09. The stock has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 173.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.14.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $917.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $911.03 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 0.83%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate 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, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th were issued 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%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total value of $93,674.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,403,421.20. The trade was a 3.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is 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.