Heartland Advisors Inc. Purchases 13,440 Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Heartland Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 100.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 26,819 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,440 shares during the quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. owned 0.11% of Littelfuse worth $6,946,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in LFUS. Stonegate Investment Group LLC increased its stake in Littelfuse by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 972 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Embree Financial Group grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 1,017 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $263,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 57.6% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in Littelfuse by 5.3% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,176 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Littelfuse by 19.3% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 371 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Price Performance

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $359.55 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $8.95 billion, a PE ratio of -123.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.43. 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $290.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $268.03. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.10 and a 52 week high of $367.35.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $593.93 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.53 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.04 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. Research analysts predict that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is presently -103.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 2,061 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.71, for a total value of $673,349.31. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,195,164.49. This trade represents a 23.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.24, for a total transaction of $1,731,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,037,019.52. This trade represents a 6.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 59,792 shares of company stock worth $18,699,718 in the last ninety days. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on LFUS. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Benchmark raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus 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.