Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Announces $0.12 Quarterly Dividend

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be paid a dividend of 0.12 per share by the scientific and technical instruments company on Wednesday, August 26th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th.

Sensata Technologies has a payout ratio of 13.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research 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 Trading Up 0.9%

NYSE:ST traded up $0.39 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $46.01. The stock had a trading volume of 349,784 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,995,088. The company has a market cap of $6.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 148.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.27. Sensata Technologies has a one year low of $28.16 and a one year high of $53.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 2.75. The business’s 50 day moving average is $48.03 and its 200-day moving average is $40.98.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.23% and a net margin of 1.28%.The firm had revenue of $934.80 million for the quarter. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies will post 3.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.