Loomis Sayles & Co. L P boosted its position in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 11.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 305,212 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 32,151 shares during the quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P owned approximately 0.20% of Sensata Technologies worth $8,363,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ST. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in Sensata Technologies by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 9,722,999 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $348,666,000 after purchasing an additional 45,513 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 11.6% in 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 buying an additional 677,316 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,470,903 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $196,187,000 after buying an additional 23,946 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,895,776 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $139,703,000 after purchasing an additional 618,202 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 1.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,520,062 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $90,393,000 after buying an additional 24,707 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.
Sensata Technologies Stock Down 13.7 %
Shares of ST stock traded down $3.38 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $21.23. 828,326 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,715,965. The company has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion, a PE ratio of 25.27, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.20. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 52 week low of $21.02 and a 52 week high of $43.14. The business has a 50 day moving average of $27.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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%. Analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 12th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 57.14%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have issued reports on ST. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research 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 report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $40.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $38.00.
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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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