Sensata (ST) reported $911.26 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 9.5%. EPS of $0.78 for the same period compares to $0.89 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $879.52 million, representing a surprise of +3.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +8.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.72.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Sensata performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenue- Sensing Solutions: $260.84 million compared to the $245.61 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.2% year over year.
- Net Revenue- Performance Sensing: $650.42 million versus $635.90 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -8.8% change.
- Segment Profit- Sensing Solutions: $76.07 million versus $69.39 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Segment Profit- Performance Sensing: $142.88 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $137.69 million.
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Shares of Sensata have returned +3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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