Kristina Cerniglia Sells 2,343 Shares of Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Stock

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Kristina Cerniglia sold 2,343 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.38, for a total value of $863,114.34. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,255 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,567,456.90. This represents a 35.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Littelfuse Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LFUS opened at $362.48 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $9.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -124.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.43. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.10 and a twelve month high of $380.00. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $307.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $274.08.

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 negative net margin of 3.00% and a positive return on equity of 10.53%. The firm had revenue of $593.93 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $583.53 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors 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 dividend payout ratio is currently -103.45%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at $114,721,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at about $114,166,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 67.3% during the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $259,035,000 after acquiring an additional 412,160 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Littelfuse by 58.6% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $154,273,000 after acquiring an additional 225,445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Littelfuse by 1,842.8% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 193,583 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $48,961,000 after acquiring an additional 183,619 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on LFUS shares. Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Benchmark raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $364.00.

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.