What Happened?
Shares of sensor manufacturer Sensata Technology (NYSE:ST) jumped 15.8% in the afternoon session after the company reported impressive first quarter 2025 results which blew past analysts' EPS and adjusted operating income estimates.
On the other hand, its inventory levels materially increased. Overall, we think this was a solid quarter with some key areas of upside.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
Sensata Technologies’s shares are quite volatile and have had 15 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Sensata Technologies and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 3 months ago when the stock gained 9.3% on the news that the company reported strong fourth-quarter 2024 results, which beat analysts' revenue, EBITDA, and EPS expectations. Notably, margins expanded significantly, as operating margin rose to 8.1%, Inventory levels also improved.
On the other hand, its revenue and EPS guidance for the next quarter missed. Overall, the outlook made this a weaker quarter because markets are forward-looking, but investors seem to be rewarding the stock for its current print.
Sensata Technologies is down 4.9% since the beginning of the year, and at $25.91 per share, it is trading 39.8% below its 52-week high of $43.02 from May 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Sensata Technologies’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $721.90.
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