Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Shares Sold by Versor Investments LP

Versor Investments LP lowered its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 23.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,424 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 6,831 shares during the period. Versor Investments LP’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $675,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 61.4% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,036 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 18,675 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $453,000 after acquiring an additional 527 shares in the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 31,389 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $762,000 after acquiring an additional 566 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 33.2% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,566 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 640 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 14,315 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $431,000 after acquiring an additional 690 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ST shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays began coverage on Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.75.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

ST opened at $31.83 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -159.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The business’s 50 day moving average is $31.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.39. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $34.79.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released 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 business had revenue of $931.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is presently -240.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 3,207 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.45, for a total value of $104,067.15. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 66,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,159,093.20. The trade was a 4.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

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.