Rhumbline Advisers Purchases 14,797 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 373,373 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,797 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $11,407,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 659.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 904 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 785 shares in the last quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $679,000. Guinness Asset Management LTD bought a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the third quarter worth about $8,103,000. Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4.1% during the third quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 12,971 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 112.4% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,111 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 1,117 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

ST stock opened at $36.16 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.72. The company has a current ratio of 2.91, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $17.32 and a 12-month high of $37.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a PE ratio of -180.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.16.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $917.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $911.03 million. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 11th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -240.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,496 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 3.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ST shares. Evercore set a $32.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $43.00 price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays cut their target price on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.10.

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.