Koss Olinger Consulting LLC Has $1.71 Million Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST

Koss Olinger Consulting LLC cut its holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 22.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 51,461 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 14,640 shares during the quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $1,713,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of ST. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 659.7% in the third 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. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in 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 valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 155,200.0% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,553 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,552 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 227.9% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,446 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 1,005 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 117.8% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,784 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 965 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Sensata Technologies stock opened at $49.57 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $41.42 and its 200 day moving average is $36.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 2.75 and a quick ratio of 1.95. The firm has a market cap of $7.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 159.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.21. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $25.44 and a one year high of $50.78.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $934.80 million for the quarter. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 18.23% and a net margin of 1.28%. As a group, research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.73 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 13th. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 154.84%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ST has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered Sensata Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Truist Financial raised Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $43.00 to $58.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total value of $300,279.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 39,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,881,163.80. The trade was a 13.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 2,913 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.71, for a total value of $101,110.23. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 72,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,528,345.82. This represents a 3.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,728 shares of company stock worth $486,949. 0.65% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Sensata Technologies 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.