Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twelve research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $34.6364.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. UBS Group upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $988,000. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,793,392 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,139,000 after buying an additional 108,555 shares in the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $449,000. AXA S.A. increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 197,133 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $5,401,000 after buying an additional 3,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 392.0% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 158,727 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,349,000 after buying an additional 126,463 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ST stock opened at $32.50 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $4.73 billion, a PE ratio of 43.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Sensata Technologies has a 52-week low of $17.32 and a 52-week high of $38.69.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $943.38 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $928.25 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 16.88% and a net margin of 2.97%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.87 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 13th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.00%.

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.