American Century Companies Inc. Boosts Position in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST)

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 19.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,189,095 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 189,560 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 0.80% of Sensata Technologies worth $32,581,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Sensata Technologies in the 4th quarter worth about $243,000. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 200.1% in the fourth quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 141,768 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,884,000 after buying an additional 94,529 shares in the last quarter. Goodman Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 348,560 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $9,551,000 after acquiring an additional 26,181 shares during the period. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC grew its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 64,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,763,000 after acquiring an additional 2,506 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 20,421 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $560,000 after purchasing an additional 2,755 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Sensata Technologies Trading Up 1.8 %

ST stock traded up $0.43 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $24.66. 1,545,961 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,718,985. The company has a 50-day moving average of $27.54 and a 200-day moving average of $30.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.85. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 1 year low of $23.68 and a 1 year high of $43.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a PE ratio of 29.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.20.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.54% and a net margin of 3.27%. Analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 12th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 57.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ST has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group cut their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $39.08.

Sensata Technologies Company Profile

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.