Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Reduces Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership decreased its position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 0.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,040,118 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 56,888 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership owned approximately 9.64% of Sensata Technologies worth $428,926,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ST. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 9,338 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $285,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.6% in the third 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. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 6.6% in the third quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 7,092 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the period. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 14,912 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $456,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,686 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $296,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Sensata Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Truist Financial boosted their price target 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, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total value of $93,674.88. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 64,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,403,421.20. This represents a 3.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.89% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 0.8%

ST stock opened at $37.56 on Friday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $39.09. The firm has a market cap of $5.47 billion, a PE ratio of 197.69, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $35.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.00. 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 posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.02. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 0.83%.The company had revenue of $917.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $911.03 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 11th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 11th. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is 252.63%.

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.