Koss Olinger Consulting LLC Raises Stock Position in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST)

Koss Olinger Consulting LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 64,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,506 shares during the period. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $1,763,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 738.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 931 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 61.2% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,714 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 651 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 67.6% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,026 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 817 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 48.2% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 2,523 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter worth $104,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of ST opened at $27.79 on Wednesday. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 1-year low of $24.91 and a 1-year high of $43.14. The company has a 50-day moving average of $27.91 and a 200 day moving average of $31.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.08, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 1.99.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 3.27% and a return on equity of 17.54%. On average, research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.73%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 57.14%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on ST. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $39.08.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

Sensata Technologies Holding plc develops, manufactures, and sells sensors and sensor-rich solutions, electrical protection components and systems, and other products used in mission-critical systems and applications in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions.