Lynne Caljouw Sells 2,480 Shares of Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Stock

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) EVP Lynne Caljouw sold 2,480 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 61,560 shares in the company, valued at $2,123,820. This represents a 3.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of ST stock opened at $33.16 on Friday. 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 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 moving average price of $35.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.26. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $17.32 and a fifty-two week high of $39.09.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $911.03 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 11th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 252.63%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ST has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Barclays lifted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.20.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,997,522 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $458,174,000 after acquiring an additional 346,547 shares in the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 14,097,006 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $424,461,000 after acquiring an additional 354,246 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,289,698 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $342,544,000 after acquiring an additional 230,113 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,266,103 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $241,884,000 after purchasing an additional 242,865 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 165.4% during the third quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 4,975,745 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $152,009,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100,927 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Company 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.