Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Reduces Stake in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP cut its position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 2.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 502,809 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 13,670 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $170,595,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of LFUS. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the 4th quarter worth about $36,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Littelfuse Stock Down 2.5%

LFUS stock opened at $404.86 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $445.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $384.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 2.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.24 billion, a P/E ratio of -239.56, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.49. Littelfuse, Inc. has a one year low of $226.18 and a one year high of $500.57.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In related news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares in the company, 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 15,494 shares of company stock valued at $6,750,834 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LFUS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Williams Trading set a $520.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Zacks Research cut shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $465.83.

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.