Brokerages Set Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Target Price at $35.80

Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $35.80.

Several brokerages have weighed in on ST. Barclays started coverage on Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective 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. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Evercore ISI set a $32.00 price target on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 8th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP David K. Stott sold 839 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.80, for a total value of $25,841.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 35,444 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,091,675.20. This represents a 2.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Ali John Mirshekari sold 33,933 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.53, for a total value of $1,002,041.49. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 272,356 shares of company stock worth $7,880,364 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted 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 buying an additional 394 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Sensata Technologies by 659.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 785 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 446.2% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 812 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ST opened at $34.74 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $5.06 billion, a P/E ratio of -173.69, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.17. Sensata Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $17.32 and a fifty-two week high of $36.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 2.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $31.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.04.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $931.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 0.71% and a positive return on equity of 17.22%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is -240.00%.

About Sensata Technologies

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.