Royal Bank of Canada Grows Position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 37.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 109,936 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,925 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $3,872,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 700.0% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 832 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 728 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 62.5% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares in the last quarter. EFG International AG acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 62.7% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,072 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In related news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total transaction of $300,279.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 39,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,881,163.80. This represents a 13.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ST has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Sensata Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Sensata Technologies stock opened at $46.24 on Friday. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $28.16 and a twelve month high of $53.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.07, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $47.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.22.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 18.68% and a net margin of 2.37%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 80.00%.

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.