Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Price Target Raised to $34.00

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) had its price objective increased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $32.00 to $34.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an underweight rating on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on ST. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.10.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

ST stock opened at $37.89 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 1.78. Sensata Technologies has a 1 year low of $17.32 and a 1 year high of $39.09. The company has a market cap of $5.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 199.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $35.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.97.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $917.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $911.03 million. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 0.83%.Sensata Technologies’s revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.810-0.850 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 11th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 252.63%.

Insider Transactions at Sensata Technologies

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 transaction of $93,674.88. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 64,040 shares in the company, valued at $2,403,421.20. This trade represents a 3.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 107.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 419,137 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $10,172,000 after purchasing an additional 217,418 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter worth $246,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 505,957 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,280,000 after buying an additional 55,045 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 67.2% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,354 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $131,000 after buying an additional 1,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 73,774 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,221,000 after buying an additional 8,153 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Sensata Technologies

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.