29,638 Shares in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Bought by Cullen Capital Management LLC

Cullen Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 29,638 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,415,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Medina Value Partners LLC bought a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $3,753,000. Strategic Global Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 92.3% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Global Advisors LLC now owns 298,367 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $9,933,000 after purchasing an additional 143,227 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Edge Investment Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $951,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 113.5% in the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 487,232 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,220,000 after purchasing an additional 258,997 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Convergence Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 247.0% in the 4th quarter. Convergence Investment Partners LLC now owns 40,440 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,346,000 after purchasing an additional 28,786 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on ST shares. Barclays raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Truist Financial raised Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $43.00 to $58.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen cut Sensata Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $57.00 price target on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 2.0%

NYSE:ST opened at $41.97 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $46.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.62. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $28.16 and a 52 week high of $53.89. 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 stock has a market cap of $6.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.95, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.27.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.05. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. The company had revenue of $990.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.39 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.87 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. On average, 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 firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.