Yahoo Finance Here's Why Sensata (ST) is a Strong Value Stock
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Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
Sensata (ST)
Headquartered in Attleboro, MA, Sensata Technologies is a global industrial technology company that develops, manufactures and sells sensors and sensor-rich solutions as well as electrical protection components and systems.
ST is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Value Style Score of A and VGM Score of A. Shares are currently trading at a forward P/E of 10.5X for the current fiscal year compared to the Instruments - Control industry's P/E of 27.1X. Additionally, ST has a PEG Ratio of 1 and a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 5X. Value investors should also note ST's Price/Sales ratio of 1.5X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2024, three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for ST, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $3.75 per share. ST also holds an average earnings surprise of 0.2%.
With strong valuation and earnings metrics, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, investors should strongly think about adding ST to their portfolios.
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