Why is ST down?
Down 25% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 26% in the past year.
- Its profit per share fell by more than half,
ST's Quality Score rose 2 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 4.
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Down 25% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 26% in the past year.
| The company | A $90M profit |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 27 |
Tue Nov 10: Ex-dividend, $0.12 a shareAt the open. Pays Nov 25.
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.6% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
ST is #11 of 11 by Quality Score among Industrial Instruments for Measurement, Display, and Control.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: ST +0.8%, KEYS +26%, RAL +5.9%.
Expected to report Thu Feb 18, after the close (in 108 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.0B, 8% more than a year ago.
ST's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $942M to $972M |
Sales grew 4% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.48 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | -2.8% | -3.4% | open |
| Jul 29, 2026 | +7.2% | +4.3% | +3.5% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +1.6% | -4.7% | +3.1% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $3.7B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
Its dividends come to 12% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.48 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $70.4M a year |
| Free cash flow | $579M |
2 insiders sold $437K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
5 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: ST is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Sensata Technologies is a global supplier of sensors and electrical protection for transportation and industrial applications. Sensata sells a bevy of pressure, temperature, force, and position sensors into the automotive, heavy vehicle, industrial, heating, ventilation, and cooling, and aerospace markets. It also sells electrical protection products, like contactors and relays. The majority of the firm's revenue comes from the automotive market, where it focuses on bumper-in applications.
“Within each of the principal product categories in Automotive, we compete with three to four suppliers per key application served.”
ST scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #11 of 11 in Industrial Instruments for Measurement, Display, and Control by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 25% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 26% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
ST scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #11 of 11 in Industrial Instruments for Measurement, Display, and Control by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ST's 4.
2 insiders sold $437K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Lynne J. Caljouw, EVP, Chief HR Officer, who sold $137K on Jun 12. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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