Insider Selling: Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) EVP Sells $85,560.00 in Stock

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) EVP Lynne Caljouw sold 2,480 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.50, for a total transaction of $85,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 61,560 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,123,820. The trade was a 3.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of Sensata Technologies stock opened at $33.16 on Monday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $17.32 and a 12-month high of $39.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 174.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

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

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 252.63%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on ST shares. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Sensata Technologies from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Four equities research 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 659.7% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 785 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 700.0% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 832 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. EFG International AG acquired a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

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.