Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Shares Sold by Handelsbanken Fonder AB

Handelsbanken Fonder AB cut its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) by 33.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 241,971 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 124,051 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB owned approximately 0.17% of Sensata Technologies worth $11,552,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,402,517 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $366,376,000 after purchasing an additional 112,819 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 1.7% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,391,230 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $260,302,000 after purchasing an additional 125,127 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 165.4% in the third quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 4,975,745 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $152,009,000 after buying an additional 3,100,927 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 28.7% in the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 4,313,603 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $143,600,000 after buying an additional 961,457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 380.4% during the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 3,509,416 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $116,828,000 after buying an additional 2,778,918 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.10.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Sensata Technologies stock opened at $45.42 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.70, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $28.16 and a 52-week high of $53.89.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $990.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $970.39 million. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 18.68%. Sensata Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.87 earnings per share. Sensata Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be paid 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 80.00%.

Insider Activity at Sensata Technologies

In other news, EVP David K. Stott sold 6,335 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.40, for a total transaction of $300,279.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,687 shares in the company, valued at $1,881,163.80. The trade was a 13.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.65% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.