Boston Partners Sells 2,690,724 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Boston Partners lessened its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 49.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,789,111 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,690,724 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners’ holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $83,930,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $531,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in 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 valued at $16,863,000 after acquiring an additional 107,001 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the first quarter worth $397,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 989.5% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,604 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 2,365 shares during the period. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 24.5% in the first quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 88,626 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,151,000 after purchasing an additional 17,440 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 3,207 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.45, for a total transaction of $104,067.15. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 66,536 shares in the company, valued at $2,159,093.20. This trade represents a 4.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.80.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE ST opened at $31.76 on Thursday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $17.32 and a 52-week high of $34.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $31.34 and a 200-day moving average of $29.87. The company has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -158.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.91.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $931.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $918.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS 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. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is presently -240.00%.

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.