Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,060,537 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 19,233 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned approximately 0.71% of Sensata Technologies worth $29,059,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 738.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 931 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP lifted 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 purchasing an additional 651 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 817 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 48.2% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 2,523 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 820 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 19.0% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,602 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 416 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.
Sensata Technologies Stock Down 2.6 %
NYSE:ST traded down $0.73 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $27.17. The stock had a trading volume of 1,021,769 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,649,937. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $27.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.10. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 1-year low of $24.91 and a 1-year high of $43.14. The company has a market capitalization of $4.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 1.99.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.76. Sensata Technologies had a net margin of 3.27% and a return on equity of 17.54%. Equities analysts anticipate that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 EPS for the current year.
Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 57.14%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ST has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Sensata Technologies presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $39.08.
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Sensata Technologies Company Profile
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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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