Wells Fargo & Company Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Stock

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) had its price target raised by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $33.00 to $34.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price would indicate a potential upside of 4.63% from the company’s previous close.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on ST. UBS Group increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Evercore ISI set a $32.00 price objective on Sensata Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $36.75.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:ST opened at $32.50 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -162.47, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.15. Sensata Technologies has a 52-week low of $17.32 and a 52-week high of $35.06. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.91.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $931.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total transaction of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 77,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,468,376.30. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 3.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,017,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $364,471,000 after buying an additional 465,878 shares during the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 2.6% in the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 14,097,006 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $424,461,000 after buying an additional 354,246 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 14.6% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,964,077 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $217,559,000 after buying an additional 1,142,649 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 14.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,639,888 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $161,152,000 after buying an additional 831,702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 4.2% in the first quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,479,997 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $133,000,000 after buying an additional 219,127 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Sensata Technologies

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.