Analog Century Management LP Purchases 47,204 Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST)

Analog Century Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,353,206 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 47,204 shares during the period. Sensata Technologies comprises 2.5% of Analog Century Management LP's portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Analog Century Management LP owned approximately 0.90% of Sensata Technologies worth $37,078,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $48,580,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 660,568 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $23,688,000 after purchasing an additional 264,334 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 326,180 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,937,000 after buying an additional 53,034 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 94.7% during the fourth quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 213,624 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $5,853,000 after buying an additional 103,897 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kempner Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 233.9% during the fourth quarter. Kempner Capital Management Inc. now owns 209,064 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $5,728,000 after buying an additional 146,449 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ST. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Friday. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $20.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Sensata Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $31.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, April 10th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $33.33.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 0.3 %

ST stock traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $21.30. The company's stock had a trading volume of 256,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,869,143. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 52 week low of $17.32 and a 52 week high of $43.14. The stock has a market cap of $3.19 billion, a PE ratio of 25.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $24.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.26.

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

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 14th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.25%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is 57.14%.

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.