Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS Shares Bought by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 212.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,664 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 3,169 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $1,208,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Huntington National Bank raised its position in Littelfuse by 264.7% in the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 124 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Steph & Co. purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 2,049 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.02, for a total transaction of $553,270.98. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,747,453.50. This represents a 16.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 2,162 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.31, for a total transaction of $580,086.22. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 28,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,671,251.21. The trade was a 7.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 14,034 shares of company stock valued at $3,670,025 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on LFUS. Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 6th. Baird R W upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $290.00 to $310.00 in a research report on Friday, October 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $292.50.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

Littelfuse stock opened at $252.92 on Friday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $142.10 and a fifty-two week high of $275.00. The company has a market capitalization of $6.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.18, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.43. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $252.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $250.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 3.05 and a current ratio of 4.00.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $624.64 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $623.70 million. Littelfuse had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 5.66%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.71 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were given a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 20th. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is currently 57.14%.

Littelfuse Profile

Littelfuse, Inc is a global manufacturer of circuit protection, power control, and sensing technologies. Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company develops and produces a broad range of products designed to safeguard electrical and electronic systems across a variety of end markets. Littelfuse’s offerings include fuses, semiconductors, relays, and sensors, all engineered to protect against overcurrent, overvoltage, and thermal events in demanding applications.

The company’s product portfolio is organized into key segments such as Automotive, Industrial & Electronics, and Power & Sensor.