AlphaMark Advisors LLC Has $163,000 Stake in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST)

AlphaMark Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) by 18.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,435 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 995 shares during the period. AlphaMark Advisors LLC’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $163,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Sensata Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 761.2% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 887 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 784 shares during the last quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 17,818.8% in the fourth quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,867 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $108,000 after purchasing an additional 2,851 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Sensata Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at $155,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sensata Technologies by 2,375.3% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 4,703 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 4,513 shares during the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Sensata Technologies Trading Down 0.1 %

Sensata Technologies stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $37.34. 2,947,470 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,153,438. The company has a quick ratio of 1.74, a current ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 12 month low of $30.56 and a 12 month high of $47.41. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -339.42, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.26.

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.03. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 0.35% and a positive return on equity of 17.58%. The firm had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $986.51 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.92 EPS. The company’s revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Sensata Technologies Holding plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Sensata Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 8th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 7th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.29%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently -436.32%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on ST. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $37.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 30th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Sensata Technologies from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $60.00 in a research report on Monday, May 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $36.00 price target (down from $44.00) on shares of Sensata Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $36.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.78.

Insider Activity

In other Sensata Technologies news, Director Ali John Mirshekari purchased 73,137 shares of Sensata Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $39.17 per share, with a total value of $2,864,776.29. Following the transaction, the director now owns 73,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,864,776.29. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Sensata Technologies

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.