CTS (CTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CTS Corporation manufactures and sells sensors, actuators, and connectivity components in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company provides encoders, rotary position sensors, slide potentiometers, industrial and commercial rotary potentiometers. It also provides non-contacting, and contacting pedals; and eBrake pedals. In addition, the company offers flow meters, hydrophones, non-destructive testing, sonar, ultrasonic imaging, piezoelectric materials, piezoelectric sense products, and bulk products. Further, it provides eMobility, chassis, current sensors, clutch, brake, position sensors, stroke sensor, seating, speed, throttle, transmission, turbo, temperature sensors, and technical related products. Additionally, the company offers DIP, rotary selector, tactile, rotary DIP, and toggle switches, as well as provides transducer related products. Furthermore, it provides EMI, RFI, and RFI products; specialty and resistors; and frequency control products. The company sells and markets its products through its sales engineers, independent manufacturer representatives, and distributors. CTS Corporation was founded in 1896 and is based in Lisle, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.12 to $41.72
• 50-Day Range: $38.43 to $44.62
• 52-Week Range: $34.02 to $59.68
• Volume: 129,422 shs
• Average Volume: 183,882 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.60
• Dividend Yield: 0.39%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CTS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CTS scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 406th out of 665 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for CTS.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CTS is 19.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CTS is 19.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 52.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CTS has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CTS has a P/B Ratio of 2.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.95% of the float of CTS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CTS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CTS has recently decreased by 28.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

CTS has a dividend yield of 0.39%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CTS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CTS is 7.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.14

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.95% of the float of CTS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CTS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CTS has recently decreased by 28.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

CTS has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for CTS this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CTS insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.60% of the stock of CTS is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.87% of the stock of CTS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CTS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CTS shares performed this year?

CTS's stock was trading at $52.73 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CTS shares have decreased by 21.2% and is now trading at $41.5530.

How were CTS's earnings last quarter?

CTS Corporation (NYSE:CTS) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The electronics maker reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.02. The electronics maker earned $135.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $132.65 million. CTS had a net margin of 12.32% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.31%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are CTS's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of CTS include Rhumbline Advisers (0.30%), Lazard Asset Management LLC (0.11%), Captrust Financial Advisors (0.03%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Kieran M O'sullivan, Ashish Agrawal, Martin Baumeister and Martin Baumeister.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of CTS?

Shares of CTS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of CTS own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CTS investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/25 Dividend: 6/27/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend: 6/27/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/25/2025
• Today: 8/19/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC - MISC COMPONENTS
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Manufacturing Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CTS
• CIK: 26058
• Web: www.ctscorp.com
• Phone: (630) 577-8800
• Fax: 630-577-8894
• Employees: 3,549
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.22
• P/E Growth: 1.14
• Net Income: $58.11 million
• Net Margins: 12.32%
• Pretax Margin: 15.15%
• Return on Equity: 12.31%
• Return on Assets: 8.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 2.61
• Quick Ratio: 2.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $520.94 million
• Price / Sales: 2.35
• Cash Flow: $3.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.61
• Book Value: $17.63 per share
• Price / Book: 2.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,477,000
• Free Float: 29,005,000
• Market Cap: $1.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.82