Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Stock Has Average Target Price of $49.10 According to Analysts

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $48.80.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group reduced their target price on Sensata Technologies from $57.00 to $54.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings cut Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:ST opened at $42.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $6.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.29, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $43.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.12. Sensata Technologies has a twelve month low of $28.16 and a twelve month high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.68% and a net margin of 2.37%.The company had revenue of $990.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.39 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.87 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Sensata Technologies will post 3.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 80.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 62.5% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the period. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 272.3% in the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 901 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 90.5% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 970 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 48.2% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,187 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 711 shares during the period. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 124.3% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 4,518 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 2,504 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE: ST) is an industrial technology company that develops and manufactures sensors, electrical protection components and control systems. Its products are designed to measure and manage conditions such as pressure, temperature, position, speed, force, current and fluid levels, helping equipment operate safely and efficiently.

The company serves a range of end markets, including automotive, commercial and off-highway vehicles, aerospace, industrial equipment, heating and air-conditioning systems, and energy management.