Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Oppenheimer Analyst Says

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) had its price objective raised by Oppenheimer from $55.00 to $58.00 in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock. Oppenheimer’s price target points to a potential upside of 24.45% from the stock’s previous close.

ST has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $57.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $43.00 to $58.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.90.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 2.9%

Sensata Technologies stock traded down $1.39 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $46.60. The stock had a trading volume of 433,358 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,018,986. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.27. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 2.75. Sensata Technologies has a 1-year low of $28.16 and a 1-year high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $990.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.97% and a net margin of 2.37%.The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.87 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total transaction of $300,279.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,687 shares in the company, valued at $1,881,163.80. The trade was a 13.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.65% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Global Advisors LLC increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 92.3% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Global Advisors LLC now owns 298,367 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $9,933,000 after buying an additional 143,227 shares during the last quarter. Medina Value Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,753,000. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $951,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 113.5% during the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 487,232 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,220,000 after acquiring an additional 258,997 shares during the period. Finally, Convergence Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 247.0% during the 4th quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC now owns 40,440 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,346,000 after acquiring an additional 28,786 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.