Sanctuary Advisors LLC Invests $2.13 Million in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,678 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,130,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter worth $1,148,821,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the fourth quarter worth approximately $114,166,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its position in shares of Littelfuse by 67.3% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $259,035,000 after buying an additional 412,160 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Littelfuse during the second quarter worth about $146,471,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the fourth quarter worth approximately $73,575,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other Littelfuse news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the director directly owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on LFUS shares. Zacks Research cut Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $465.83.

Littelfuse Trading Up 3.3%

Littelfuse stock opened at $418.72 on Thursday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12 month low of $233.36 and a 12 month high of $500.57. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $433.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $407.01. The company has a market capitalization of $10.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -837.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

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

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is -640.00%.

Littelfuse 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.