Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $44.60.

Several research firms recently weighed in on ST. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Sensata Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Bank of America boosted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered Sensata Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

ST stock opened at $48.48 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $38.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.55. The stock has a market cap of $7.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 156.39, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.21. Sensata Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $24.69 and a fifty-two week high of $49.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 2.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00.

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. The firm had revenue of $934.80 million during the quarter. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.23% and a net margin of 1.28%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies will post 3.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is 154.84%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,913 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.71, for a total transaction of $101,110.23. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 72,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,528,345.82. The trade was a 3.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.65% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 1.0% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 27,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $978,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 20.5% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,678 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 286 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 6.6% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,860 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $171,000 after buying an additional 303 shares during the period. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 0.3% during the first quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 128,294 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,519,000 after buying an additional 329 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 62.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 351 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

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.