Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (ST) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.12 on November 25th

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share by the scientific and technical instruments company on Wednesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 10th.

Sensata Technologies has a payout ratio of 13.7% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Sensata Technologies to earn $4.06 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.48 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 11.8%.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 2.2%

ST stock opened at $39.37 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $41.69 and a 200-day moving average of $41.99. Sensata Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $28.16 and a fifty-two week high of $53.89. The company has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.75, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a current ratio of 2.39.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 27th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $1 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $972.97 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 9.52% and a return on equity of 19.38%. The company’s revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.89 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies will post 3.83 earnings per share for the current year.

About Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE: ST) is a global developer and manufacturer of sensing, control and protection solutions. The company supplies components that help monitor conditions, improve safety and efficiency, and support automated decision-making in vehicles, industrial equipment and other systems.

Its products include pressure, temperature, position, speed, force, current and fluid-level sensors, along with circuit breakers, controls and other protection devices. Sensata’s technologies are used in applications such as automotive systems, heavy-duty vehicles, industrial machinery, heating and air-conditioning equipment, aerospace and defense, energy infrastructure, and data centers.

Sensata serves original equipment manufacturers and other industrial customers across North America, Europe, Asia and additional international markets.