Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $465.8333.

Several research firms recently weighed in on LFUS. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, May 7th.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the firm’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 value of $4,963,165.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,001 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,613,315.48. This trade represents a 65.51% 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 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 15,494 shares of company stock worth $6,750,834 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LFUS. Key Capital Management INC purchased a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Littelfuse by 57.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Littelfuse by 1,025.0% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 135 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Stock Up 2.0%

LFUS stock opened at $472.14 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company’s 50 day moving average is $426.58 and its 200 day moving average is $346.77. The stock has a market cap of $11.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -279.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.48. Littelfuse has a 1-year low of $215.16 and a 1-year high of $500.57.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.83 by $0.48. The company had revenue of $656.97 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $638.98 million. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 1.61% and a positive return on equity of 11.62%. Littelfuse’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.19 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 14.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 21st. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -177.51%.

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.