Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Stock Now Rated “Hold” by Sell-Side Analysts

Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $48.80.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ST shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group lowered their target price on Sensata Technologies from $57.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Sensata Technologies stock opened at $42.32 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 2.29 and a quick ratio of 1.58. Sensata Technologies has a 1 year low of $28.16 and a 1 year high of $53.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $43.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $44.11. The stock has a market cap of $6.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.54, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.25.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The business had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.39 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.87 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 80.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 1.1% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,402,517 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $366,376,000 after purchasing an additional 112,819 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 1.7% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,391,230 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $260,302,000 after purchasing an additional 125,127 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,693,488 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $89,685,000 after purchasing an additional 33,051 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 45.5% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 2,402,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $84,601,000 after purchasing an additional 750,646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 5.7% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,766,285 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $62,209,000 after purchasing an additional 95,874 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE: ST) is an industrial technology company that develops and manufactures sensors, electrical protection components and control systems. Its products are designed to measure and manage conditions such as pressure, temperature, position, speed, force, current and fluid levels, helping equipment operate safely and efficiently.

The company serves a range of end markets, including automotive, commercial and off-highway vehicles, aerospace, industrial equipment, heating and air-conditioning systems, and energy management.