Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.05, Zacks reports. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 1.28% and a return on equity of 18.23%. Sensata Technologies updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.930-0.970 EPS.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ST traded down $0.71 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $46.02. 3,864,645 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,017,628. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 148.44, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.27. Sensata Technologies has a one year low of $28.16 and a one year high of $53.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 2.75. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $47.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.21.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is 154.84%.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total transaction of $300,279.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 39,687 shares in the company, valued at $1,881,163.80. The trade was a 13.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,678 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 286 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 10,981 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $335,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.7% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,072 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 124,548 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $3,805,000 after purchasing an additional 474 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 700.0% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 832 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on ST shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Barclays cut Sensata Technologies from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $49.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $57.00 price target on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.60.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

Sensata Technologies Holdings N.V. is a global industrial technology company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and electrical protection solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes pressure, temperature, position, speed, current and magnetic sensors, as well as circuit breakers and other protection devices. Sensata’s offerings serve a wide array of end markets, with a particularly strong presence in automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), industrial automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), commercial aerospace and renewable energy sectors.

Headquartered in Attleboro, Massachusetts, Sensata operates a network of manufacturing and engineering facilities across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.