Sensata Technologies's Earnings: A Preview

On Tuesday, July 27, Sensata Technologies ST will release its latest earnings report. Benzinga's outlook for Sensata Technologies is included in the following report.

Net Income, Earnings, And Earnings Per Share

Earnings and especially earnings per share (EPS) are useful measures of a company's profitability. Total earnings, which is also referred to as net income, equals total revenue minus total expenses. EPS equals to net income divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Earnings And Revenue

Analysts expect Sensata Technologies earnings of $0.88 per share. Revenue will likely be around $974.82 million, according to the consensus estimate. In the same quarter last year, Sensata Technologies reported EPS of $0.18 on revenue of $576.50 million.

Why Analyst Estimates And Earnings Surprises Are Important

Analysts who cover this company will publish forward-looking estimates of its revenue and EPS each quarter. Averaging together every EPS and revenue prediction that each analyst makes about a company in a quarter yields the "consensus estimates." A company posting earnings or revenue above or below the consensus estimate is known as an "earnings surprise" and may move the stock by a considerable margin.

The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 388.89% increase in the company's EPS figure. Sales would be up 69.09% from the year-ago period. The company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past like this:

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Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares of Sensata Technologies are up 39.51%.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Sensata Technologies is scheduled to hold the call at 08:00:00 ET and can be accessed here.