Edgestream Partners L.P. Raises Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Edgestream Partners L.P. raised its position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 59.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 48,453 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,093 shares during the quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P.’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $1,707,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.1% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,402,517 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $366,376,000 after acquiring an additional 112,819 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.7% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,391,230 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $260,302,000 after purchasing an additional 125,127 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 165.4% in 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 during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 4,313,603 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $143,600,000 after purchasing an additional 961,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 380.4% in the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 3,509,416 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $116,828,000 after purchasing an additional 2,778,918 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ST stock opened at $46.85 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 2.29 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The company has a market capitalization of $6.82 billion, a PE ratio of 78.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.27. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $47.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.54. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $28.16 and a 12 month high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The business had revenue of $990.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.39 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.87 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. Analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 80.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sensata Technologies

In related news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total value of $300,279.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,881,163.80. The trade was a 13.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sensata Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.10.

About Sensata Technologies

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.