Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 769,355 shares, a drop of 15.7% from the February 12th total of 912,637 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 312,622 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 3.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 3.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 312,622 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LFUS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Williams Trading set a $360.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Benchmark upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered Littelfuse from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $364.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other news, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 5,488 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,320,611.25. This represents a 35.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 8,875 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.55, for a total value of $2,853,756.25. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,009 shares in the company, valued at $1,932,193.95. This trade represents a 59.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 49,012 shares of company stock valued at $16,227,764. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Littelfuse

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Littelfuse by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,969,874 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $751,141,000 after buying an additional 44,826 shares during the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its holdings in Littelfuse by 2.6% during the second quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 1,068,927 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $242,358,000 after purchasing an additional 26,824 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 67.3% during the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $259,035,000 after acquiring an additional 412,160 shares in the last quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 980,498 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $247,988,000 after buying an additional 37,203 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 225,445 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

LFUS stock traded up $6.33 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $336.08. 221,684 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 350,755. Littelfuse has a 1-year low of $142.10 and a 1-year high of $380.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.46 billion, a PE ratio of -115.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.41. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $325.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $281.13. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

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, topping the consensus estimate 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.04 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Littelfuse will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is -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.