Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $292.50.

A number of analysts have commented on LFUS shares. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Baird R W upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upgraded Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $290.00 to $310.00 in a research report on Friday, October 10th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 2,162 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.31, for a total value of $580,086.22. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 28,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,671,251.21. This trade represents a 7.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 2,049 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.02, for a total value of $553,270.98. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,747,453.50. This represents a 16.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 14,034 shares of company stock valued at $3,670,025. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Littelfuse during the second quarter valued at approximately $114,721,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 876.1% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 195,927 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $44,240,000 after acquiring an additional 175,854 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 105.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 291,203 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $75,425,000 after acquiring an additional 149,570 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its position in Littelfuse by 32.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 612,016 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $158,518,000 after purchasing an additional 148,586 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Littelfuse by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,925,048 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $757,617,000 after purchasing an additional 122,392 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of LFUS opened at $272.20 on Thursday. Littelfuse has a twelve month low of $142.10 and a twelve month high of $278.75. The company has a current ratio of 4.00, a quick ratio of 3.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.85, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.43. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $253.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $251.92.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.71 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is presently 57.14%.

About Littelfuse

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.