Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Boosts Stock Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 171.9% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 45,024 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,468 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $1,356,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.5% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 344,296 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,356,000 after buying an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 18.2% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 694,814 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,863,000 after purchasing an additional 107,001 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2.6% in the 1st 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 purchasing an additional 27,716 shares during the period. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $260,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies in the first quarter valued at approximately $397,000. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on ST. Weiss Ratings downgraded Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.80.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 3,207 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.45, for a total value of $104,067.15. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 66,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,159,093.20. This represents a 4.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE ST opened at $31.45 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $4.58 billion, a P/E ratio of -157.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.17. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $34.00. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.86.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.04. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The firm had revenue of $931.98 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $918.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 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, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -240.00%.

Sensata Technologies 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.