Analysts Set Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Target Price at $40.20

Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the eleven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.20.

A number of research firms recently commented on ST. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target 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.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ST opened at $33.16 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 174.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $35.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.27. Sensata Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $17.32 and a fifty-two week high of $39.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 2.57.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $911.03 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. Sensata Technologies’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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,480 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.50, for a total transaction of $85,560.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 61,560 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,123,820. This represents a 3.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 165.4% in the 3rd quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 4,975,745 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $152,009,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100,927 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 380.4% during the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 3,509,416 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $116,828,000 after purchasing an additional 2,778,918 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $62,966,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 28.7% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 4,313,603 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $143,600,000 after buying an additional 961,457 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the second quarter worth $21,786,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.