Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Shares Bought by Oak Thistle LLC

Oak Thistle LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:STFree Report) by 326.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,007 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,182 shares during the period. Oak Thistle LLC’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $1,617,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 227.1% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 19.0% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,602 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 416 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $142,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth about $237,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 21.5% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 7,146 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $256,000 after acquiring an additional 1,264 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:ST opened at $27.74 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.15 billion, a PE ratio of -51.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 1.76. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $30.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.32. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 12 month low of $26.65 and a 12 month high of $43.14.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:STGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86. The business had revenue of $982.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $983.93 million. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.68% and a negative net margin of 1.98%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 13th. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is -88.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $38.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.00.

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About Sensata Technologies

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST)

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