Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) will post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, February 2nd. Analysts expect Sensata Technologies Holding to post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter.

ST has been the topic of a number of research reports. RBC Capital reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating on shares of Sensata Technologies Holding in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Sensata Technologies Holding from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Citigroup Inc. downgraded Sensata Technologies Holding from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Sensata Technologies Holding in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $62.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Sensata Technologies Holding from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $53.00.

In related news, SVP Martin J. Carter sold 66,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.87, for a total transaction of $2,895,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 38,080 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,670,569.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Geert Braaksma sold 54,874 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.29, for a total value of $2,704,739.46. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 5,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $271,341.45. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) opened at 36.70 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $6.25 billion and a P/E ratio of 31.64. Sensata Technologies Holding has a 12-month low of $34.26 and a 12-month high of $55.53. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $41.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.37.

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. is a global industrial technology company. The Company is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of sensors and controls. The Company’s operating segments include Sensors segment and Controls segment. The Company produce sensors and controls for applications such as thermal circuit breakers in aircraft, pressure sensors in automotive systems, and bimetal current and temperature control devices in electric motors. The Company’s sensors are customized devices that translate a physical phenomenon, such as force or position, into electronic signals that microprocessors or computer-based control systems can act upon. Its controls are customized devices embedded within systems to protect them from heat or current. The Company’s products include low-, medium- and high-pressure sensors, temperature sensors, speed sensors, position sensors, force sensors, motor protectors, and thermal and magnetic-hydraulic circuit breakers and switches.

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