Hsbc Holdings PLC Grows Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 220.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 5,350 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 3,680 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $1,357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 29.8% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,935 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,277,000 after purchasing an additional 2,971 shares in the last quarter. MidFirst Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at about $288,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 58.6% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $154,273,000 after buying an additional 225,445 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 116,033 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,347,000 after buying an additional 1,982 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in Littelfuse by 42.7% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 5,059 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 1,514 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total transaction of $4,963,165.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,613,315.48. This represents a 65.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total value of $1,355,880.00. Following the sale, the director owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,494 shares of company stock worth $6,750,834. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

LFUS stock opened at $415.16 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $10.50 billion, a P/E ratio of -245.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.49. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12-month low of $225.25 and a 12-month high of $500.57. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $453.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $374.29.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $656.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $638.98 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.19 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict 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 given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is currently -177.51%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on LFUS. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $465.83.

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.