The stock of Sensata Technologies Holding Plc (ST) has gone up by 15.74% for the week, with a 16.79% rise in the past month and a 14.59% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.76% for ST. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 16.62% for ST’s stock, with a simple moving average of 14.96% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Sensata Technologies Holding Plc (NYSE: ST) Right Now?
ST has 36-month beta value of 1.30. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ST is 149.28M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.55% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ST on May 06, 2024 was 2.19M shares.
ST) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Sensata Technologies Holding Plc (NYSE: ST) has jumped by 3.29 compared to previous close of 40.07. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 15.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-05-03 that The Zacks Style Scores offers investors a way to easily find top-rated stocks based on their investing style. Here’s why you should take advantage.
Analysts’ Opinion of ST
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ST reach a price target of $40. The rating they have provided for ST stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 09th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to ST, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on April 09th of the current year.
ST Trading at 16.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.86%, as shares surge +15.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ST rose by +15.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.77. In addition, Sensata Technologies Holding Plc saw 10.17% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ST starting from ZIDE STEPHEN M, who sale 10,108 shares at the price of $41.08 back on May 18 ’23. After this action, ZIDE STEPHEN M now owns 26,368 shares of Sensata Technologies Holding Plc, valued at $415,271 using the latest closing price.
Sullivan Martha N., the Director of Sensata Technologies Holding Plc, sale 11,700 shares at $41.27 during a trade that took place back on May 15 ’23, which means that Sullivan Martha N. is holding 201,268 shares at $482,850 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Sensata Technologies Holding Plc stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value -0.46, with -0.18 for asset returns.
Based on Sensata Technologies Holding Plc (ST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 860.48 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.34for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.64.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Sensata Technologies Holding Plc (ST) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
