Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Shares Bought by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 200.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 141,768 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 94,529 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP owned approximately 0.09% of Sensata Technologies worth $3,884,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 1.1% in the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 29,346 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,052,000 after buying an additional 314 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Sensata Technologies by 3.7% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 11,442 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $418,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in Sensata Technologies by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 43,810 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 61.2% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,714 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 651 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,751 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 668 shares during the period. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Sensata Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ST traded up $0.03 on Tuesday, reaching $27.82. 994,087 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,646,614. The business's 50-day moving average is $27.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a fifty-two week low of $24.91 and a fifty-two week high of $43.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.12, a PEG 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, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.76. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 3.27% and a return on equity of 17.54%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.