Bank of New York Mellon Corp Purchases 69,178 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,281,353 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 69,178 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned approximately 0.88% of Sensata Technologies worth $38,582,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corton Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at $241,000. Simon Quick Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 31.4% during the second quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 20,936 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $630,000 after buying an additional 5,002 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 22.2% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,329 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 786 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 446.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 812 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 27,767 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $836,000 after buying an additional 5,888 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 3,207 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.45, for a total transaction of $104,067.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 66,536 shares in the company, valued at $2,159,093.20. This trade represents a 4.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ST. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America increased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Barclays began coverage on Sensata Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.80.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 1.0%

Sensata Technologies stock opened at $31.76 on Thursday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $17.32 and a 1 year high of $34.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $31.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.91 and a quick ratio of 1.94. The stock has a market cap of $4.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -158.77, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.17.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its 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. The company had revenue of $931.98 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 0.71% and a positive return on equity of 17.22%. Sensata Technologies’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently -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.