8,006 Shares in Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. $ST Bought by Corton Capital Inc.

Corton Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 8,006 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $241,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 61.4% during 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 purchasing an additional 394 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 515.5% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 446.2% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 994 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 812 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1,575.0% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,273 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 1,197 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:ST opened at $31.83 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -159.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.15. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a one year low of $17.32 and a one year high of $34.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 2.91. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $31.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.39.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.04. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The firm had revenue of $931.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $918.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. Sensata Technologies’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. As a group, sell-side 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is -240.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Sensata Technologies news, EVP Lynne J. Caljouw sold 3,207 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.45, for a total transaction of $104,067.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 66,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,159,093.20. This trade represents a 4.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ST. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group upped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Sensata Technologies from $23.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target 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, Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.75.

About Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies Holding plc develops, manufactures, and sells sensors and sensor-rich solutions, electrical protection components and systems, and other products used in mission-critical systems and applications in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Performance Sensing and Sensing Solutions.