KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS Grows Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,100 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $936,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 61.4% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,036 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares during the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 18,675 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $453,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 31,389 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $762,000 after acquiring an additional 566 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 14,315 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $431,000 after acquiring an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 29.4% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,543 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $86,000 after acquiring an additional 806 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 2.6%

NYSE:ST opened at $31.90 on Thursday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $17.32 and a twelve month high of $36.33. The company has a market cap of $4.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.71, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $928.25 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. The business’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. Analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America raised their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total transaction of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

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.