Brown Advisory Inc. Has $39.54 Million Stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Brown Advisory Inc. reduced its position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,313,304 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 83,098 shares during the quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. owned 0.90% of Sensata Technologies worth $39,544,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 35.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 20,937 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $508,000 after purchasing an additional 5,495 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 35.6% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 63,823 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,549,000 after buying an additional 16,767 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 34.8% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,433 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $132,000 after buying an additional 1,403 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 5.1% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 19,927 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $484,000 after buying an additional 958 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,017,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $364,471,000 after acquiring an additional 465,878 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Ali John Mirshekari sold 125,939 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.83, for a total transaction of $3,630,821.37. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 142,371 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,104,555.93. This represents a 46.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP David K. Stott sold 839 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.80, for a total transaction of $25,841.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 35,444 shares in the company, valued at $1,091,675.20. The trade was a 2.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 274,932 shares of company stock worth $7,962,744 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 1.2%

ST stock opened at $33.58 on Friday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $34.29. The company has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a PE ratio of -167.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $31.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.68. 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 (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.04. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 0.71% and a positive return on equity of 17.22%. The firm had revenue of $931.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $918.83 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -240.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ST has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Barclays began coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 price objective on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Evercore ISI set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $35.80.

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.