CTS (CTS)
Makes sensors, actuators, and connectivity components for critical OEM systems.
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Designs and manufactures sensors, connectivity components, and actuators for transportation, industrial, medical, and aerospace and defense customers, selling mainly to OEMs and tier-one suppliers. Transportation is the largest end market, while manufacturing spans North America, Asia, and Europe within one reportable segment.
Designs and manufactures sensors, connectivity components, and actuators for transportation, industrial, medical, and aerospace and defense customers. The portfolio spans position and temperature sensors, vehicle powertrain actuators, piezoelectric materials and transducers, frequency-control products, switches and controls, radio-frequency filters, and naval acoustic systems. Products are sold mainly to original-equipment manufacturers and tier-one suppliers, with the U.S. government also a customer.
Combines specialized sensing, motion, timing, switching, filtering, and acoustic capabilities, supported by direct sales engineers, manufacturers' representatives, and distributors. Transportation remains the largest end market, while the other three markets broaden the mix. Manufacturing runs across North America, Asia, and Europe within a single reportable segment; results depend on customer product cycles, key accounts, technology changes, tariffs, and international operating conditions.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Barrington | Target | Target: — | Target: $80 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Lake Street | Initiate | Rating: —Target: — | Target: $67 |
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Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $107.5M · Total debt $115.7M · Total assets $791.5M · Shareholders' equity $572.8M
- Revenue
- $144.5M
- Operating income
- $26.8M
- Net income
- $19.2M
HistoryDividendAnnual yieldUpcoming
| Institutions | ≈ 99.67% | 28.46M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 282 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 3.02% | 861.0K shares | |
| 14 holders · as of Aug 31, 2026 | |||
| Adds to | 102.69% | ||
28.56M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 102.69%; nothing is left for Other.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 15.76% | 4.50M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.Institution | 12.70% | 3.63M | filed Feb 16, 2021 |
Wasatch Advisors LPInstitution | 12.61% | 3.60M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Earnest Partners LLCInstitution | 5.78% | 1.65M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution | 4.42% | 1.26M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2026 | Ashish Agrawal | officer: CFO | −25,000 | $53.00 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTS | $59.14 | +0.79% | $1.68B | 24.7 | 22.1 | 3.0 | +7.0% |
| Sensata Technologies | $42.09 | +0.60% | $6.09B | 67.5 | 10.7 | 1.6 | +5.1% |
| TE Connectivity | $212.21 | +1.05% | $60.89B | 20.6 | 16.9 | 3.2 | +13.8% |
| Amphenol | $82.47 | +2.17% | $199.05B | 40.4 | 28.1 | 6.9 | +55.0% |
| Vishay Intertechnology | $32.81 | +0.58% | $4.61B | 130.9 | 23.6 | 1.1 | +16.6% |
| Curtiss-Wright | $552.16 | −2.79% | $20.98B | 39.1 | 34.4 | 5.7 | +5.4% |
| Mercury Systems | $84.13 | −1.78% | $5.14B | — | 54.5 | 5.2 | +6.1% |
| Median | 40.4 | 25.8 | 4.2 | +10.0% |