Analysts Set Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) PT at $292.50

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $292.50.

LFUS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Robert W. Baird raised Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $290.00 to $310.00 in a report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Baird R W raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th.

Littelfuse Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $280.34 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 3.05 and a current ratio of 4.00. The firm has a market cap of $6.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $256.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $253.76. Littelfuse has a fifty-two week low of $142.10 and a fifty-two week high of $282.86.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.20. Littelfuse had a net margin of 5.66% and a return on equity of 9.89%. The firm had revenue of $624.64 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $623.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.71 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Littelfuse will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is 57.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other Littelfuse news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 2,162 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.31, for a total value of $580,086.22. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 28,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,671,251.21. This trade represents a 7.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 2,049 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.02, for a total transaction of $553,270.98. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,175 shares in the company, valued at $2,747,453.50. This represents a 16.76% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 14,034 shares of company stock valued at $3,670,025. Insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LFUS. Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $331,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 267,796 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $60,717,000 after acquiring an additional 40,786 shares during the last quarter. Versor Investments LP bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $273,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 13.5% in the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 5,701 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,293,000 after purchasing an additional 678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in Littelfuse by 194.8% in the second quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,938 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,120,000 after purchasing an additional 3,263 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

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.