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

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $465.8333.

LFUS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares in the company, valued at $2,613,315.48. This represents a 65.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 64,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,344,858.88. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Littelfuse

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc bought a new stake in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Littelfuse Price Performance

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $442.13 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $443.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $389.83. Littelfuse has a 1 year low of $233.36 and a 1 year high of $500.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The company has a market capitalization of $11.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -884.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.49.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.78 by $0.41. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 0.31% and a positive return on equity of 13.02%. The firm had revenue of $738.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $703.38 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.30 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 15.78 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This is a boost from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is currently -600.00%.

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.