Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Shares Sold by First Trust Advisors LP

First Trust Advisors LP lowered its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 90.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 19,962 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 180,871 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $703,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 700.0% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 832 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.5% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the period. EFG International AG acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 244.4% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 62.7% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,072 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 413 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sensata Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $43.00 to $58.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.10.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total value of $300,279.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,881,163.80. This represents a 13.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

ST stock opened at $46.24 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.06, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.27. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.04. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $28.16 and a twelve month high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The business had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $970.39 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.87 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 80.00%.

About Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V. is a global industrial technology company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and electrical protection solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes pressure, temperature, position, speed, current and magnetic sensors, as well as circuit breakers and other protection devices. Sensata’s offerings serve a wide array of end markets, with a particularly strong presence in automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industrial automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), commercial aerospace and renewable energy sectors.

Headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Sensata operates a network of manufacturing and engineering facilities across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.