Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC Increases Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,352,146 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 471,274 shares during the quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC owned approximately 2.30% of Sensata Technologies worth $102,408,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 107.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 419,137 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $10,172,000 after acquiring an additional 217,418 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at about $246,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 12.2% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 505,957 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $12,280,000 after purchasing an additional 55,045 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 5.7% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,281,353 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $38,582,000 after purchasing an additional 69,178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the second quarter worth about $375,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 1.5%

ST opened at $33.63 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $35.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.18. The company has a market capitalization of $4.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 177.00, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.14. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $39.09.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.02. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 0.83% and a return on equity of 17.92%. The company had revenue of $917.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $911.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. Analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 11th. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 252.63%.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total transaction of $93,674.88. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 64,040 shares in the company, valued at $2,403,421.20. The trade was a 3.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ST. 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 report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.20.

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.