ST NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Sensata Technologies Holding NV · Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

Latest close 46.29 USD
1.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a 2.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 55/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 1d.

Setup score 68 out of 100
Latest Close 46.29 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.3% latest completed week
4W Return 2.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 56-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.88% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a 2.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.4x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8912-week average 0.91

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.1% over four weeks, 3.3% over 12 weeks, and 56.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 56 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.3%
4W2.1%
12W3.3%
26W34.6%
52W56.7%
Active trend streak56 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-147.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.33Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 02 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength56/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Value32/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth3/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework41/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
75.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
21.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-19.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
14.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

ST shows volatility options pressure with a 55/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.03, expected move of 9.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction55/100
Expected move9.1%
Put/call volume0.03
Pressure100
Speculation28
Volatility73
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity6 / 14

6 acquisitions and 14 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

18 positive · 24 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings1dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move9.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-14.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher18 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.5%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+1.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -2.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202646.29 USD1.3%41.21 USD33.90 USD-0.4115.3314.3MOn
24 Jul 202645.71 USD1.5%40.82 USD33.86 USD-0.3615.717.1MOn
17 Jul 202645.05 USD-0.6%40.41 USD33.82 USD0.0113.817.4MOn
10 Jul 202645.32 USD-0.0%40.04 USD33.82 USD0.4213.157.1MOn
3 Jul 202645.34 USD-3.2%39.68 USD33.81 USD0.8615.117.9MOn
26 Jun 202646.85 USD-7.5%39.28 USD33.79 USD1.2621.949.6MOn
19 Jun 202650.63 USD0.5%38.78 USD33.77 USD1.4929.386.8MOn
12 Jun 202650.40 USD1.1%38.09 USD33.71 USD1.5830.9711.4MOn
5 Jun 202649.84 USD0.9%37.41 USD33.66 USD1.6231.3213.5MOn
29 May 202649.39 USD1.6%36.77 USD33.61 USD1.5227.9612.7MOn
22 May 202648.59 USD0.2%36.18 USD33.56 USD1.4628.7410.4MOn
15 May 202648.50 USD8.2%35.61 USD33.51 USD1.3830.7114.0MOn
8 May 202644.82 USD6.5%35.02 USD33.45 USD1.1121.9710.1MOn
1 May 202642.09 USD1.2%34.49 USD33.41 USD0.8117.9514.4MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.