Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Shares Sold by Kempner Capital Management Inc.

Kempner Capital Management Inc. cut its position in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 46.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 110,979 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 98,085 shares during the period. Sensata Technologies makes up 2.8% of Kempner Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Kempner Capital Management Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of Sensata Technologies worth $3,390,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ST. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 61.4% in 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 buying an additional 394 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 446.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 812 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 836 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 33.2% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,566 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 115.1% during the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,796 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 2,031 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on ST. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research note on Monday. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $43.00 target price on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Evercore ISI set a $32.00 price target on Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.10.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of ST opened at $33.55 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.89 billion, a P/E ratio of -167.76, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.17. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $17.32 and a 12 month high of $36.25. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $32.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.47. 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 (NYSE:ST) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $931.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The business’s revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. 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 business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 12th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is -240.00%.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP David K. Stott sold 839 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.80, for a total value of $25,841.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,444 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,091,675.20. The trade was a 2.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ali John Mirshekari sold 125,939 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.83, for a total value of $3,630,821.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 142,371 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,104,555.93. This represents a 46.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 272,356 shares of company stock valued at $7,880,364. 0.89% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.