Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) SVP Sells $4,963,165.56 in Stock

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total transaction of $4,963,165.56. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,613,315.48. This represents a 65.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Maggie Chu also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 30th, Maggie Chu sold 282 shares of Littelfuse stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $396.90, for a total transaction of $111,925.80.
• On Tuesday, April 28th, Maggie Chu sold 815 shares of Littelfuse stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $392.47, for a total transaction of $319,863.05.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

Littelfuse stock opened at $460.48 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $386.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $323.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 2.61. Littelfuse, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $201.19 and a fifty-two week high of $483.95. The company has a market capitalization of $11.65 billion, a PE ratio of -272.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.46.

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

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on LFUS. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $436.67.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Littelfuse

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,969,874 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $751,141,000 after purchasing an additional 44,826 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $259,035,000 after buying an additional 412,160 shares during the last quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 980,498 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $247,988,000 after buying an additional 37,203 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 58.6% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 516,479 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $130,635,000 after buying an additional 25,860 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.