Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Makes New Investment in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 150,802 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,199,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ST. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 700.0% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 832 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 728 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 272.3% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 901 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.5% in the first 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 fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 62.7% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,072 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ST. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings lowered Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $57.00 price target on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

ST opened at $40.97 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.28, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $42.85. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The company had revenue of $990.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.39 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.87 EPS. Sensata Technologies’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is 80.00%.

Sensata Technologies Profile

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.