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CTS Corporation (CTS)

Technology | Electronic Components | Lisle, United States | NYSE
59.07 USD -1.07 (-1.779%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:54 a.m. EDT

CTS presents a compelling case for a patient buyer, balancing solid operational execution against a valuation that feels stretched relative to its recent history. The company is executing well, with revenue growing at a healthy 10.7% and earnings surging 34%, driven by strategic wins in data center thermal management. However, the market has priced in perfection, trading at a forward P/E of nearly 21x despite a recent year-over-year price decline of roughly 19%. This disconnect suggests the stock is currently a 'value trap' waiting for a catalyst rather than a bargain. The recent price action shows resilience, bouncing off the 200-day moving average, which supports a constructive short-term view. While the dividend yield is negligible at 0.26%, the payout ratio is incredibly safe at under 7%, providing a small margin of safety. The primary risk remains the high valuation ceiling; if growth slows even slightly, the multiple could compress significantly. For investors willing to hold through earnings volatility, the long-term fundamentals are strong enough to warrant a buy, but the entry point requires patience.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.068621
MSTL0.106978
AutoETS0.109068
AutoARIMA0.109802

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 1.65
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.138
Excess Kurtosis -0.45
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-25
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 17.034
Revenue per Share 19.014
Market Cap 1,688,983,168
Trailing P/E 25.24
Forward P/E 20.44
Beta 1.04
Profit Margins 12.46%
Website https://www.ctscorp.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound to slightly bullish outcome over the next few months. Call open interest is heavily concentrated at the money (60 strike) and slightly out-of-the-money (65 strike), suggesting a floor around current prices with upside potential. Put activity is skewed toward deep out-of-the-money strikes (40 and 50), indicating a belief that a significant crash is unlikely in the near term, though some protection is being bought. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term expirations, reflecting uncertainty around the upcoming earnings date.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.06% 0.34% 0.34% 0.38%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-26 0.040000 0.061538
2026-03-27 0.040000 0.083612
2025-12-26 0.040000 0.089989
2025-09-26 0.040000 0.101729
2025-06-27 0.040000 0.091701
2025-03-28 0.040000 0.094877
2024-12-27 0.040000 0.075301
2024-09-27 0.040000 0.082679
2024-06-28 0.040000 0.079005
2024-03-27 0.040000 0.085270
2023-12-28 0.040000 0.090971
2023-09-28 0.040000 0.095717
2023-06-29 0.040000 0.094118
2023-03-30 0.040000 0.085270
2022-12-08 0.040000 0.099800
2022-09-29 0.040000 0.095034
2022-06-16 0.040000 0.118800
2022-03-17 0.040000 0.110497
2021-12-09 0.040000 0.113379
2021-09-30 0.040000 0.129408
2021-06-17 0.040000 0.108460
2021-03-18 0.040000 0.120156
2020-12-10 0.040000 0.123229
2020-09-24 0.040000 0.187705
2020-06-18 0.040000 0.199203
2020-03-12 0.040000 0.188413
2019-12-26 0.040000 0.134093
2019-09-26 0.040000 0.123305
2019-06-20 0.040000 0.141093
2019-03-14 0.040000 0.129450
2018-12-27 0.040000 0.159490
2018-09-27 0.040000 0.117647
2018-06-21 0.040000 0.112676
2018-03-15 0.040000 0.143369
2017-12-28 0.040000 0.151229
2017-09-28 0.040000 0.162272
2017-06-21 0.040000 0.189573
2017-03-15 0.040000 0.180180
2016-12-21 0.040000 0.169492
2016-09-21 0.040000 0.216450
2016-06-22 0.040000 0.225861
2016-03-22 0.040000 0.258732
2015-12-16 0.040000 0.219178
2015-09-23 0.040000 0.220629
2015-06-24 0.040000 0.206292
2015-03-25 0.040000 0.225479
2014-12-23 0.040000 0.219901
2014-09-24 0.040000 0.241546
2014-06-25 0.040000 0.216920
2014-03-26 0.040000 0.195122
2013-12-24 0.040000 0.212653
2013-09-25 0.035000 0.227865
2013-06-26 0.035000 0.255848
2013-03-26 0.035000 0.328639
2012-12-26 0.035000 0.348953
2012-09-26 0.035000 0.348259
2012-06-27 0.035000 0.377562
2012-03-28 0.035000 0.338164
2011-12-28 0.035000 0.377970
2011-09-28 0.030000 0.368098
2011-06-22 0.030000 0.330396
2011-03-23 0.030000 0.279590
2010-12-29 0.030000 0.270027
2010-09-22 0.030000 0.323276
2010-06-23 0.030000 0.292969
2010-03-24 0.030000 0.316122
2009-12-22 0.030000 0.321888
2009-09-23 0.030000 0.303030
2009-06-24 0.030000 0.486224
2009-03-25 0.030000 0.806452
2008-12-23 0.030000 0.538600
2008-09-24 0.030000 0.240577
2008-06-25 0.030000 0.290980
2008-03-26 0.030000 0.279851
2007-12-26 0.030000 0.291829
2007-09-26 0.030000 0.224383
2007-06-27 0.030000 0.232739
2007-03-30 0.030000 0.217077
2006-12-27 0.030000 0.186800
2006-09-27 0.030000 0.211715
2006-06-28 0.030000 0.218978
2006-03-29 0.030000 0.228833
2005-12-28 0.030000 0.270270
2005-09-28 0.030000 0.257290
2005-06-22 0.030000 0.256410
2005-03-22 0.030000 0.226929
2004-12-29 0.030000 0.222222
2004-09-22 0.030000 0.245499
2004-06-23 0.030000 0.262467
2004-03-24 0.030000 0.243112
2003-12-23 0.030000 0.248139
2003-09-24 0.030000 0.228484
2003-06-25 0.030000 0.297030
2003-03-26 0.030000 0.535714
2002-12-24 0.030000 0.367647
2002-09-25 0.030000 0.571429
2002-06-26 0.030000 0.256410
2002-03-26 0.030000 0.186335
2001-12-27 0.030000 0.188917
2001-09-26 0.030000 0.201884
2001-06-27 0.030000 0.151515
2001-03-28 0.030000 0.144231
2000-12-27 0.030000 0.087591
2000-09-27 0.030000 0.062016
2000-06-28 0.030000 0.062176
2000-03-29 0.030000 0.055363
1999-12-29 0.030000 0.039152
1999-09-28 0.030000 0.055491
1999-06-28 0.030000 0.086957
1999-03-29 0.030000 0.125326
1998-12-29 0.030000 0.140146
1998-09-28 0.030000 0.201681
1998-06-26 0.030000 0.214286
1998-03-27 0.030000 0.178771
1997-12-29 0.030000 0.192385
1997-09-11 0.030000 0.216216
1997-06-26 0.030000 0.266667
1997-03-26 0.030000 0.365482
1996-12-27 0.030000 0.419825
1996-09-26 0.030000 0.426035
1996-06-26 0.030000 0.382979
1996-03-27 0.025000 0.392157
1995-12-27 0.025000 0.401338
1995-09-27 0.025000 0.487805
1995-06-28 0.025000 0.500000
1995-03-27 0.025000 0.483871
1994-12-23 0.025000 0.540541
1994-09-26 0.016667 0.349352
1994-06-24 0.016667 0.404048
1994-03-25 0.016667 0.427816
1993-12-27 0.016667 0.512831
1993-09-24 0.016667 0.481937
1993-06-24 0.016667 0.487815
1993-03-25 0.016667 0.575551
1992-12-24 0.016667 0.588247
1992-09-24 0.031167 0.958985
1992-06-24 0.031167 0.787377
1992-03-25 0.031167 0.874863
1991-12-24 0.031167 1.031735
1991-09-24 0.031167 0.831120
1991-06-24 0.031167 0.813052
1991-03-22 0.031167 0.906676
1990-12-24 0.031167 1.053533
1990-09-24 0.031167 1.084070
1990-06-25 0.031167 0.874863
1990-03-26 0.031167 0.880009
1989-12-22 0.031167 0.800009
1989-09-25 0.031167 0.755564
1989-06-26 0.020833 0.552477
1989-03-27 0.020833 0.537626
1988-06-24 0.020833 0.471691
1988-03-25 0.020833 0.561789
1987-09-24 0.020833 0.446421
1987-06-30 0.020833 0.492603
1987-03-25 0.041667 0.985229
1986-12-24 0.041667 0.775200
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.16
dividendYield 0.27
exDividendDate 2026-06-26
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.16
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.002660459
lastDividendValue 0.04
lastDividendDate 2026-06-26
dividendDate 2026-07-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.43582892
Address1 4,925 Indiana Avenue
All Time High 86.25
All Time Low 2.11
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 6
Average Daily Volume10 Day 301,270
Average Daily Volume3 Month 320,621
Average Volume 320,621
Average Volume10Days 301,270
Beta 1.037
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 19.475
City Lisle
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 59.07
Current Ratio 2.524
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 60.31
Day Low 58.72
Debt To Equity 17.034
Display Name CTS
Dividend Date 1,784,851,200
Dividend Rate 0.16
Dividend Yield 0.27
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,471,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,471,200
Earnings Growth 0.341
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.287
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,809,800
Ebitda 124,301,000
Ebitda Margins 0.22405
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.617
Enterprise To Revenue 3.051
Enterprise Value 1,692,622,208
Eps Current Year 2.43
Eps Forward 2.89
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.34
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,432,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 62.6118
Fifty Day Average Change -3.5418015
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.056567635
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 43.582893
Fifty Two Week High 69.55
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.480003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.150683
Fifty Two Week Low 36.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6394672
Fifty Two Week Range 36.03 - 69.55
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.38
Float Shares 28,108,832
Forward Eps 2.89
Forward P E 20.439445
Free Cashflow 68,633,128
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.39018002
Gross Profits 216,463,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.020750001
Held Percent Institutions 1.0462999
Implied Shares Outstanding 28,592,910
Industry Electronic Components
Industry Disp Electronic Components
Industry Key electronic-components
Ir Website http://www.ctscorp.com/investor_relations/investor.htm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,432,000
Last Dividend Value 0.04
Last Fiscal Year End 1,577,750,400
Last Split Date 934,502,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary CTS Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells sensors, connectivity components, and actuators in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company offers controls, pedals, sensors, switches, transducers, and piezo sensing products; EMI/RFI filters, capacitors, resistors, RF filters, and frequency control products; and piezo microactuators and rotary actuators. It serves transportation, industrial, medical, aerospace, and defense industries. The company sells and markets its products through its sales engineers, independent manufacturer representatives, and distributors. CTS Corporation was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.
Long Name CTS Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,688,983,168
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_258010
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 69,147,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,609,372,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,688,983,193
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 59.48
Operating Cashflow 103,882,000
Operating Margins 0.16066
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0684
Peg Ratio 1.52
Phone 630 577 8800
Pre Market Change 0.42499924
Pre Market Change Percent 0.71905804
Pre Market Price 59.53
Pre Market Time 1,784,032,206
Previous Close 60.14
Price Eps Current Year 24.308641
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.0331192
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.0444252
Profit Margins 0.124639995
Quick Ratio 1.807
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.07
Regular Market Change Percent -1.77918
Regular Market Day High 60.31
Regular Market Day Low 58.72
Regular Market Day Range 58.72 - 60.31
Regular Market Open 59.48
Regular Market Previous Close 60.14
Regular Market Price 59.07
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 267,129
Return On Assets 0.07248
Return On Equity 0.12621
Revenue Growth 0.107
Revenue Per Share 19.014
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 28,592,910
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.038399998
Shares Short 1,098,310
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 548,654
Short Name CTS Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0463
Short Ratio 2.77
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol CTS
Target High Price 58.0
Target Low Price 58.0
Target Mean Price 58.0
Target Median Price 58.0
Total Cash 91,322,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.194
Total Debt 94,961,000
Total Revenue 554,779,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.16
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.002660459
Trailing Eps 2.34
Trailing P E 25.243591
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.5193
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 50.7205
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.349499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16461782
Type Disp Equity
Volume 267,129
Website https://www.ctscorp.com
Zip 60,532