Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Announces $0.12 Quarterly Dividend

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of 0.12 per share by the scientific and technical instruments company on Wednesday, February 25th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 11th.

Sensata Technologies has a dividend payout ratio of 13.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities 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 Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ST traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $34.32. The company had a trading volume of 276,615 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,244,532. The company has a market cap of $5.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -171.74, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.15. Sensata Technologies has a 12-month low of $17.32 and a 12-month high of $36.25. The company has a fifty day moving average of $33.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.91 and a quick ratio of 2.10.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $931.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The firm’s revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Company 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.