Lynne Caljouw Sells 2,496 Shares of Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Stock

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) EVP Lynne Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total value of $93,674.88. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,403,421.20. This represents a 3.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

ST stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $36.86. 2,452,106 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,854,274. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.91. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $37.95. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -184.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.16.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is -240.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $43.00 price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Evercore set a $32.00 price target on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Monday, December 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 2.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,997,522 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $458,174,000 after purchasing an additional 346,547 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 14,097,006 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $424,461,000 after purchasing an additional 354,246 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,266,103 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $241,884,000 after buying an additional 242,865 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 165.4% during the 3rd quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 4,975,745 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $152,009,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100,927 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 28.7% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 4,313,603 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $143,600,000 after buying an additional 961,457 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

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.