Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Receives $364.00 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the five ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $364.00.

LFUS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price target on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Littelfuse from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In other news, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 5,488 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.35, for a total value of $1,791,008.80. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,320,611.25. The trade was a 35.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.32, for a total value of $1,156,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 6,433 shares in the company, valued at $2,124,948.56. This represents a 35.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 60,713 shares of company stock valued at $19,301,707 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. MidFirst Bank bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $288,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Littelfuse by 58.6% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $154,273,000 after purchasing an additional 225,445 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Littelfuse by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 116,033 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,347,000 after purchasing an additional 1,982 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 1,842.8% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 193,583 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $48,961,000 after buying an additional 183,619 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 42.7% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 5,059 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,280,000 after buying an additional 1,514 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

Shares of LFUS opened at $352.46 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $309.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $275.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Littelfuse has a 52 week low of $142.10 and a 52 week high of $380.00. The stock has a market cap of $8.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -121.54, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.40.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $583.53 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.04 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Littelfuse will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is currently -103.45%.

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.