Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the eleven analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $37.82.

ST has been the topic of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group dropped their price objective 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 lowered shares of Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $40.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, April 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Sensata Technologies

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 738.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 931 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 278.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,519 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,118 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 67.6% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,026 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 817 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 651 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of Sensata Technologies stock traded up $3.16 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $20.85. The stock had a trading volume of 5,231,447 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,783,036. Sensata Technologies has a twelve month low of $17.32 and a twelve 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 has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of 24.82, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.12. The stock's 50 day moving average is $26.31 and its 200 day moving average is $29.71.

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%. Equities analysts expect that Sensata Technologies will post 3.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.30%. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 57.14%.

About Sensata Technologies

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.