ST vs. ADI, LFUS, MCHP, NXPI, TXN, DOV, ITT, TEL, TKR, and VSH
Should you be buying Sensata Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensata Technologies include Analog Devices (ADI), Littelfuse (LFUS), Microchip Technology (MCHP), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Texas Instruments (TXN), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), TE Connectivity (TEL), Timken (TKR), and Vishay Intertechnology (VSH).
Sensata Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.
99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Analog Devices had 23 more articles in the media than Sensata Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Analog Devices and 17 mentions for Sensata Technologies. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Sensata Technologies' score of 0.67 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Sensata Technologies pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 107.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Analog Devices has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of 3.19%. Sensata Technologies' return on equity of 17.12% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.
Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $34.42, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Analog Devices has a consensus target price of $253.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.76%. Given Sensata Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sensata Technologies is more favorable than Analog Devices.
Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Sensata Technologies. Sensata Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Analog Devices beats Sensata Technologies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:ST) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
