Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 250,323 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 10,445 shares during the quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC owned about 0.17% of Sensata Technologies worth $6,859,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ST. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 738.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 931 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 67.6% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,026 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 817 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP increased its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 61.2% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,714 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 651 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 48.2% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 2,523 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth about $104,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Sensata Technologies Price Performance
NYSE:ST traded down $0.56 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $24.19. 704,387 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,710,741. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 12 month low of $23.75 and a 12 month high of $43.14. The stock has a market cap of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of 28.70, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.20. 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $27.80 and a 200 day moving average of $30.65.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 3.27% and a return on equity of 17.54%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.98%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is currently 57.14%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms recently issued reports on ST. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $39.08.
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About Sensata Technologies
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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.
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