Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Sets New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $36.19 and last traded at $36.1240, with a volume of 1964508 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $34.40.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ST shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Barclays started coverage on Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI set a $32.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.80.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.91. The company has a market capitalization of $5.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -180.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $31.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.87.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.04. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 0.71% and a positive return on equity of 17.22%. The business had revenue of $931.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $918.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. Sensata Technologies’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is -240.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sensata Technologies news, Director Ali John Mirshekari sold 33,933 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.53, for a total transaction of $1,002,041.49. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP David K. Stott sold 839 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.80, for a total value of $25,841.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 35,444 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,091,675.20. The trade was a 2.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 272,356 shares of company stock valued at $7,880,364. 0.89% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 2.6% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,088,253 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $26,412,000 after buying an additional 27,716 shares during the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 141.0% in the 1st quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 21,258 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $516,000 after acquiring an additional 12,437 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 12.6% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 87,572 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,125,000 after acquiring an additional 9,812 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 116.6% during the 2nd quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 191,937 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $5,779,000 after purchasing an additional 103,311 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 860.9% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 109,865 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,308,000 after purchasing an additional 98,432 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.