Insider Selling: Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) EVP Sells $104,067.15 in Stock

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) EVP Lynne Caljouw sold 3,207 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.45, for a total value of $104,067.15. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 66,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,159,093.20. The trade was a 4.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of ST stock opened at $31.86 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.91 and a quick ratio of 1.94. The company has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -159.27, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.30. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $17.32 and a 1-year high of $35.06.

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

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -240.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Barclays assumed coverage on Sensata Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI set a $32.00 price objective on Sensata Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. UBS Group upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.75.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 394 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 515.5% during the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 933 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 446.2% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 812 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.