Strs Ohio Boosts Holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Strs Ohio raised its position in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 6.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,387 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 1,799 shares during the period. Strs Ohio’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $10,651,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new position in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Williams Trading set a $520.00 target price on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $465.83.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Littelfuse 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 value of $4,963,165.56. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,613,315.48. This trade represents a 65.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total transaction of $1,355,880.00. Following the sale, the director owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 15,494 shares of company stock worth $6,750,834 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LFUS opened at $418.47 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $452.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $368.75. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $225.25 and a twelve month high of $500.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.58 billion, a PE ratio of -247.61, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.49. 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 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 company had revenue of $656.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $638.98 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 11.62% and a negative net margin of 1.61%.Littelfuse’s revenue 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 14.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were given a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -177.51%.

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.