Bridgefront Capital LLC Makes New $566,000 Investment in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Bridgefront Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 18,511 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $566,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 659.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 785 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.6% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,135 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 437 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 244.4% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 15,787.5% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,271 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 1,263 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total transaction of $93,674.88. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.89% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.0%

ST stock opened at $34.29 on Monday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $39.09. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.21. 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 company has a market cap of $5.00 billion, a PE ratio of 180.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.14.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $917.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $911.03 million. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ST shares. Barclays lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.20.

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.