Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Stock Holdings Lessened by Kera Capital Partners Inc.

Kera Capital Partners Inc. trimmed its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 25.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,495 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,224 shares during the quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc.’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $286,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ST. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 14.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,964,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $217,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,142,649 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 65.2% in the fourth quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,277,826 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $62,412,000 after purchasing an additional 898,835 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 14.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,639,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $161,152,000 after purchasing an additional 831,702 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 24.7% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,782,600 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $67,534,000 after purchasing an additional 551,231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invenomic Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 51.7% in the first quarter. Invenomic Capital Management LP now owns 1,584,088 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $38,446,000 after purchasing an additional 539,908 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.64.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of ST stock opened at $31.30 on Friday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $17.32 and a 12 month high of $37.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The business’s 50 day moving average is $31.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.62. The company has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 41.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.13.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.03. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.The company had revenue of $943.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total value of $82,380.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 77,185 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,468,376.30. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

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.