Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Announces Earnings Results, Hits Expectations

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76, Zacks reports. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 1.98% and a positive return on equity of 17.68%. Sensata Technologies updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.700-0.730 EPS.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ST traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $25.78. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,066,177 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,503,448. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.86 billion, a PE ratio of -47.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.23. Sensata Technologies has a twelve month low of $24.91 and a twelve month high of $43.14. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $28.23 and a 200 day moving average of $32.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.86%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently -88.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $38.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.58.

About Sensata Technologies

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.