Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Has $368,000 Holdings in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. trimmed its position in Sensata Technologies Holding plc (NYSE:ST) by 32.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,423 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 6,451 shares during the quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Sensata Technologies were worth $368,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ST. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Sensata Technologies by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 9,635 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $346,000 after buying an additional 1,098 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Sensata Technologies by 11.4% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 64,060 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,297,000 after purchasing an additional 6,565 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Sensata Technologies during the third quarter valued at $1,145,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Sensata Technologies by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,041,304 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $37,341,000 after purchasing an additional 11,626 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Sensata Technologies by 42.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 18,215 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $653,000 after purchasing an additional 5,392 shares in the last quarter. 99.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Sensata Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ST stock opened at $27.79 on Tuesday. Sensata Technologies Holding plc has a 1 year low of $24.91 and a 1 year high of $43.14. The company has a current ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $27.92 and its 200-day moving average is $30.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.08, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.20.

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

Sensata Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.73%. Sensata Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 57.14%.

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.