Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Shares Bought by State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D

State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 12.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 73,774 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,153 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D owned about 0.05% of Sensata Technologies worth $2,221,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the second quarter worth about $353,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the second quarter worth approximately $2,713,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 45.8% during the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 732,415 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $22,053,000 after buying an additional 230,157 shares during the period. Capital Management Corp VA grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 93.3% during the second quarter. Capital Management Corp VA now owns 495,595 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $14,922,000 after buying an additional 239,222 shares during the period. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 53.4% during the second quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 24,555 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $739,000 after buying an additional 8,552 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.50.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 2.3%

Sensata Technologies stock opened at $30.86 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.71. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $35.86.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $931.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.97% and a return on equity of 16.88%. Sensata Technologies’s revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 64.00%.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,576 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.98, for a total value of $82,380.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 77,185 shares in the company, valued at $2,468,376.30. This represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.89% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.