Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $436.6667.

Several research firms have issued reports on LFUS. Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Benchmark raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th.

Littelfuse Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ LFUS opened at $456.23 on Wednesday. Littelfuse has a 12-month low of $201.19 and a 12-month high of $475.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $367.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $312.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.54 billion, a PE ratio of -269.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.83 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $656.97 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $638.98 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 11.62% and a negative net margin of 1.61%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.19 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Littelfuse will post 13.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is presently -177.51%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Gordon Hunter sold 911 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.68, for a total transaction of $334,956.48. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 26,789 shares in the company, valued at $9,849,779.52. The trade was a 3.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Maggie Chu sold 282 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $396.90, for a total value of $111,925.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares in the company, valued at $2,381,796.90. This represents a 4.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 4,351 shares of company stock worth $1,629,860. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Littelfuse

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 147,379 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $38,173,000 after purchasing an additional 2,013 shares in the last quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC acquired a new position in Littelfuse during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,469,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the third quarter worth $810,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL raised its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 98.1% in the third quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 82,126 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $21,271,000 after buying an additional 40,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royce & Associates LP lifted its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 1.6% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 242,135 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $62,715,000 after buying an additional 3,848 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% 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.