Sensata Technologies (ST) Competitors

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) and Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is ST or TER a better dividend stock?

Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Teradyne pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Sensata Technologies pays out -88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teradyne pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sensata Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ST or TER?

99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Teradyne shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Teradyne shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ST or TER more profitable?

Teradyne has a net margin of 18.75% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of -1.98%. Teradyne's return on equity of 18.56% beat Sensata Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sensata Technologies	-1.98%	17.68%	6.86%
Teradyne	18.75%	18.56%	13.91%

Does the media prefer ST or TER?

In the previous week, Teradyne had 13 more articles in the media than Sensata Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Teradyne and 4 mentions for Sensata Technologies. Sensata Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Teradyne's score of 1.12 indicating that Sensata Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sensata Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teradyne	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ST or TER?

Teradyne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sensata Technologies. Sensata Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teradyne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sensata Technologies	$4.05B	1.13	-$3.91M	-$0.54	-56.91
Teradyne	$2.68B	6.30	$448.75M	$3.15	32.88

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ST or TER?

Sensata Technologies received 376 more outperform votes than Teradyne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.75% of users gave Sensata Technologies an outperform vote while only 43.87% of users gave Teradyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sensata Technologies	Outperform Votes 444 61.75%	Underperform Votes 275 38.25%
Teradyne	Outperform Votes 68 43.87%	Underperform Votes 87 56.13%

Do analysts recommend ST or TER?

Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.42%. Teradyne has a consensus price target of $142.62, indicating a potential upside of 37.69%. Given Teradyne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Teradyne is more favorable than Sensata Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sensata Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Teradyne	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, ST or TER?

Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teradyne has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Teradyne beats Sensata Technologies on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.