Kerrisdale Advisers LLC Purchases Shares of 28,320 Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Kerrisdale Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 28,320 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,352,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ST. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.0% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 27,782 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $978,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 20.5% during 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. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 6.6% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,860 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $171,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 0.3% in the first quarter. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. now owns 128,294 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,519,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 62.5% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 913 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ST has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Sensata Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $57.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of ST opened at $41.14 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.57, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 2.29. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $28.16 and a one year high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.87 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 80.00%.

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.