Earnest Partners LLC Sells 31,974 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Earnest Partners LLC lessened its holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,524,734 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 31,974 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $46,581,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ST. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 659.7% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 785 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new position in Sensata Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.6% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,135 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 244.4% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,178 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 15,787.5% during the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 1,271 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 1,263 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.53, for a total value of $93,674.88. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 64,040 shares in the company, valued at $2,403,421.20. This trade represents a 3.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Sensata Technologies stock opened at $34.29 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.21. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $17.32 and a fifty-two week high of $39.09. The firm has a market cap of $5.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 180.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.14.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $917.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $911.03 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 0.83%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 11th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 252.63%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ST has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Barclays increased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.20.

About Sensata Technologies

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.