BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments Sells 1,500 Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments trimmed its position in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 34,500 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,500 shares during the quarter. BLI Banque de Luxembourg Investments’ holdings in Littelfuse were worth $8,879,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Littelfuse by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,969,874 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $751,141,000 after acquiring an additional 44,826 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its stake in Littelfuse by 32.1% in the third quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 612,016 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $158,518,000 after acquiring an additional 148,586 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Littelfuse by 2.4% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 490,619 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $127,071,000 after acquiring an additional 11,394 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Littelfuse by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 476,990 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $120,668,000 after acquiring an additional 7,587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its stake in Littelfuse by 35.2% in the third quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 300,375 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $77,800,000 after acquiring an additional 78,197 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on LFUS shares. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $520.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $465.83.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $464.34 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $215.16 and a twelve month high of $500.57. The stock has a market cap of $11.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -274.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.48. The company’s fifty day moving average is $416.73 and its 200 day moving average is $341.37.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.83 by $0.48. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 1.61% and a positive return on equity of 11.62%. The company had revenue of $656.97 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $638.98 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.19 earnings per share. Littelfuse’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 14.86 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st were paid a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is currently -177.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In related news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total value of $4,963,165.56. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,613,315.48. The trade was a 65.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 12,494 shares of company stock valued at $5,394,954 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

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.