Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Releases Earnings Results, Meets Expectations

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST - Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76, Zacks reports. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 1.98% and a positive return on equity of 17.68%. Sensata Technologies updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.700-0.730 EPS.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 2.5 %

ST stock traded up $0.72 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $29.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,151,983 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,412,341. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $27.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $32.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. Sensata Technologies has a 12 month low of $24.91 and a 12 month high of $43.14. The company has a market capitalization of $4.42 billion, a PE ratio of -54.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.23.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 12th. Sensata Technologies's payout ratio is presently -88.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on ST shares. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $33.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $39.08.

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.