Impax Asset Management Group plc Lowers Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Impax Asset Management Group plc lessened its stake in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 454,003 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,028 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc owned about 1.82% of Littelfuse worth $114,826,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LFUS. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in Littelfuse by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 32,206 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,337,000 after purchasing an additional 1,107 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Littelfuse by 42.0% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 311 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Littelfuse by 93.6% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 20,073 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,892,000 after purchasing an additional 9,706 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 104.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 333 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 652.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 527 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $119,000 after buying an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on LFUS shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Benchmark upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $374.00.

Littelfuse Stock Up 1.4%

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $407.14 on Friday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52 week low of $171.89 and a 52 week high of $409.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $354.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $300.44. The firm has a market cap of $10.24 billion, a PE ratio of -140.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.40.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.51 by $0.18. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.The business had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.53 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.04 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 12.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other news, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 3,500 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.32, for a total transaction of $1,156,120.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 6,433 shares in the company, valued at $2,124,948.56. The trade was a 35.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director owned 69,423 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,037,019.52. This represents a 6.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 49,012 shares of company stock worth $16,227,764. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse 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.