Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST – Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of 0.12 per share by the scientific and technical instruments company on Wednesday, November 26th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 12th.
Sensata Technologies has a payout ratio of 13.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Sensata Technologies to earn $3.49 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.48 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 13.8%.
Sensata Technologies Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:ST opened at $31.87 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $31.59 and its 200 day moving average is $28.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71. The company has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.15. Sensata Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $17.32 and a fifty-two week high of $35.94.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ST. Barclays began coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $36.50.
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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.
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