8,884 Shares in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) Acquired by Virtu Financial LLC

Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 8,884 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $243,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ST. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 200.1% during the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 141,768 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,884,000 after acquiring an additional 94,529 shares during the period. Goodman Financial Corp grew its holdings in Sensata Technologies by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 348,560 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $9,551,000 after purchasing an additional 26,181 shares during the period. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 64,332 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,763,000 after purchasing an additional 2,506 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 15.6% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 20,421 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $560,000 after purchasing an additional 2,755 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Sensata Technologies by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 6,526,941 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $179,087,000 after purchasing an additional 677,316 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Sensata Technologies from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.08.

Sensata Technologies Stock Down 5.1 %

Sensata Technologies stock opened at $24.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.85. The stock has a market cap of $3.71 billion, a PE ratio of 29.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.20. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a fifty-two week low of $24.42 and a fifty-two week high of $43.14. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.71.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76. Sensata Technologies had a return on equity of 17.54% and a net margin of 3.27%. Research analysts predict that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 57.14%.

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.