Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Sunday.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on ST. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $40.20.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:ST opened at $37.32 on Friday. Sensata Technologies has a 52-week low of $17.32 and a 52-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. The company has a market capitalization of $5.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 196.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.07.

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 for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.02. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 0.83%.The firm had revenue of $917.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $911.03 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of Sensata Technologies 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 64,040 shares in the company, valued at $2,403,421.20. The trade was a 3.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,997,522 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $458,174,000 after buying an additional 346,547 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 14,097,006 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $424,461,000 after acquiring an additional 354,246 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,289,698 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $342,544,000 after acquiring an additional 230,113 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,266,103 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $241,884,000 after acquiring an additional 242,865 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 165.4% during 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 acquiring an additional 3,100,927 shares during the period. 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.