Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Meets Expectations

Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.76, Zacks reports. Sensata Technologies had a negative net margin of 1.98% and a positive return on equity of 17.68%. Sensata Technologies updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.700-0.730 EPS.

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ST opened at $28.00 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $28.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.67. Sensata Technologies has a twelve month low of $24.91 and a twelve month high of $43.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a PE ratio of -51.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.23.

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 12th. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -88.89%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on ST. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Sensata Technologies from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $38.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Sensata Technologies from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One investment 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 data from MarketBeat, Sensata Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.42.

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.