Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Cut to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Saturday morning.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Benchmark upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $364.00.

Littelfuse Price Performance

LFUS stock opened at $368.38 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $9.25 billion, a PE ratio of -127.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $300.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $271.90. Littelfuse has a 12-month low of $142.10 and a 12-month high of $372.99.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by $0.18. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.The company had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $583.53 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.04 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently -103.45%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.24, for a total value of $1,731,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,037,019.52. This represents a 6.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 8,875 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.55, for a total value of $2,853,756.25. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,932,193.95. This trade represents a 59.63% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 60,703 shares of company stock valued at $19,034,675. Insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Key Capital Management INC bought a new position in Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 1,666.7% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 106 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of Littelfuse by 264.7% during the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 124 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Littelfuse during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Company 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.