Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Shares Acquired by Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) by 1.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,041,304 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 11,626 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $37,341,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 399.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 968 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in Sensata Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Sensata Technologies by 227.1% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,063 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 738 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Sensata Technologies by 19.0% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,602 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 57.9% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,529 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $95,000 after buying an additional 927 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.42% of the company’s stock.

Sensata Technologies Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of Sensata Technologies stock opened at $32.33 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $4.84 billion, a P/E ratio of -59.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.25. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 1 year low of $30.43 and a 1 year high of $43.14. The company has a current ratio of 2.60, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $34.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.75.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 4th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86. The firm had revenue of $982.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $983.93 million. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 1.98% and a positive return on equity of 17.68%. The firm’s revenue was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 13th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 13th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.48%. Sensata Technologies’s payout ratio is -88.89%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ST. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on Sensata Technologies from $47.00 to $44.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $41.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Wolfe Research started coverage on Sensata Technologies in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. They issued a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.00.

Sensata Technologies 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.