Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Shares Bought by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST - Free Report) by 12.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,808,186 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after purchasing an additional 648,028 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 3.88% of Sensata Technologies worth $159,143,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ST. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of Sensata Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $521,000. Farringdon Capital Ltd. acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $230,000. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in Sensata Technologies by 1,022.4% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 291,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $7,991,000 after purchasing an additional 265,659 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 76.7% in the 4th quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 93,979 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $2,575,000 after purchasing an additional 40,779 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridgewater Associates LP lifted its position in Sensata Technologies by 220.8% in the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 33,965 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $931,000 after buying an additional 23,379 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.42% of the company's stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of ST stock traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $21.45. 451,791 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,804,806. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 12-month low of $17.32 and a 12-month high of $43.14. The business's fifty day moving average is $24.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 2.85 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.12.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%. As a group, research analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 14th. Sensata Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 57.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ST has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Sensata Technologies in a report on Friday. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $20.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Sensata Technologies from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $31.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Sensata Technologies from $27.00 to $21.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered shares of Sensata Technologies from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $33.33.

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.