Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Cuts Stock Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership reduced its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor 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 0.10% of Sensata Technologies worth $428,926,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,566,000. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies in the third quarter valued at $1,002,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the third quarter worth about $864,000. Seizert Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the third quarter worth about $1,865,000. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the third quarter worth about $1,163,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:ST opened at $37.56 on Friday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $17.32 and a fifty-two week high of $39.09. 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $35.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.00. The company has a market cap of $5.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 197.69, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.16.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly 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 net margin of 0.83% and a return on equity of 17.92%. The firm had revenue of $917.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $911.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current 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 paid 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 1.3%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is 252.63%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of the company’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 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.89% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ST. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sensata Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $39.50.

Sensata Technologies 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.