Insider Selling: Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Sells $1,731,200.00 in Stock

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the director owned 69,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,037,019.52. The trade was a 6.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Littelfuse Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of LFUS stock traded up $8.83 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $357.88. The company had a trading volume of 200,910 shares, compared to its average volume of 242,665. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.69. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.10 and a twelve month high of $359.56. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $282.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $264.91. The company has a market capitalization of $8.91 billion, a P/E ratio of -123.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.43.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $593.93 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.53 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.04 EPS. The business’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, sell-side analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Littelfuse

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position 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 period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 1,068,927 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $242,358,000 after buying an additional 26,824 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 67.3% in 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 period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Littelfuse during the second quarter valued at about $114,721,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 2.4% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 490,619 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $127,071,000 after acquiring an additional 11,394 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average 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.