Insider Selling: Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Director Sells 108,438 Shares of Stock

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE:ST) Director Ali John Mirshekari sold 108,438 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.75, for a total transaction of $3,117,592.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 33,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $975,573.75. The trade was a 76.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Ali John Mirshekari also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, November 21st, Ali John Mirshekari sold 33,933 shares of Sensata Technologies stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.53, for a total transaction of $1,002,041.49.
• On Wednesday, November 19th, Ali John Mirshekari sold 125,939 shares of Sensata Technologies stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.83, for a total transaction of $3,630,821.37.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 6.2%

NYSE:ST traded up $1.76 on Friday, hitting $30.29. The stock had a trading volume of 2,107,335 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,655,598. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $17.32 and a 1 year high of $34.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.13. 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 stock has a market cap of $4.41 billion, a P/E ratio of -151.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.17.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $931.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $918.83 million. Sensata Technologies had a positive return on equity of 17.22% and a negative net margin of 0.71%.The company’s revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.86 EPS. Sensata Technologies has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.830-0.870 EPS. Analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm 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 $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is -240.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sensata Technologies

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 989.5% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,604 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 2,365 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 515.5% during the 1st 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. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 49.8% in the 1st quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 502,258 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $12,190,000 after buying an additional 166,879 shares during the period. Choreo LLC purchased a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $673,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 387.0% in the 1st quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,867 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 7,841 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on ST shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $43.00 target price for the company. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.80.

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.