Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. Has $144.15 Million Stake in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST)

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 96.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,260,870 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,587,183 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. owned 3.52% of Sensata Technologies worth $144,148,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 36.4% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,821,428 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $214,308,000 after acquiring an additional 2,088,161 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,526,941 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $179,087,000 after purchasing an additional 677,316 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,808,186 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $159,143,000 after buying an additional 648,028 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,231,369 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $61,140,000 after buying an additional 124,535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,580,000. 99.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Sensata Technologies Trading Up 3.6 %

NYSE:ST opened at $19.55 on Wednesday. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 12 month low of $17.32 and a 12 month high of $43.14. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The firm's 50 day moving average is $25.07 and its 200 day moving average is $28.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of 23.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.12.

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

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 14th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.46%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 14th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.14%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on ST. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Sensata Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.55.

Sensata Technologies 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.

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