Copeland Capital Management LLC Has $75.55 Million Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 31.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 333,199 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 79,507 shares during the period. Littelfuse makes up about 1.6% of Copeland Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Copeland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $75,546,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Littelfuse by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,142 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,208,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Littelfuse by 30.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 325 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Petrus Trust Company LTA increased its stake in Littelfuse by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Petrus Trust Company LTA now owns 1,907 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $375,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Littelfuse by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 347 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Littelfuse by 228.2% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 128 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the period. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LFUS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $234.50.

Littelfuse Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of LFUS opened at $259.04 on Friday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52-week low of $142.10 and a 52-week high of $271.81. The business’s fifty day moving average is $256.82 and its 200-day moving average is $222.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a current ratio of 4.06. The firm has a market cap of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.97, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.45.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.50. Littelfuse had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 5.30%.The company had revenue of $613.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $571.04 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.97 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.650-2.850 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 21st were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This is a positive change from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 21st. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.50%.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In related news, SVP Alexander Conrad sold 13,210 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.43, for a total transaction of $3,453,490.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 3,427 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $895,920.61. This trade represents a 79.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 10,206 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.34, for a total value of $2,667,236.04. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 30,727 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,030,194.18. This trade represents a 24.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 25,759 shares of company stock valued at $6,697,362 in the last 90 days. 2.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Littelfuse Company Profile

Littelfuse, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells electronic components, modules, and subassemblies in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company operates through Electronic, Transportation, and Industrial segments. The Electronics segment offers fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperature coefficient resettable fuses, electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions, polymer electrostatic discharge suppressors, varistors, reed switch based magnetic sensing products, and gas discharge tubes; and discrete transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors and diodes, and insulated gate bipolar transistors.