Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $465.8333.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In related news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,344,858.88. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Littelfuse in the second quarter worth approximately $1,148,821,000. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $114,166,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC grew its position in Littelfuse by 67.3% in 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. William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter worth $146,471,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter worth $73,575,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $411.97 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $438.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $404.77. The company has a market cap of $10.46 billion, a PE ratio of -823.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.49. Littelfuse has a 52 week low of $233.36 and a 52 week high of $500.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.76.

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

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is presently -600.00%.

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.