First National Bank of Omaha Purchases New Shares in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

First National Bank of Omaha acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 58,939 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,266,000. Littelfuse makes up 1.0% of First National Bank of Omaha’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest position.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Littelfuse by 18.0% in the second 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. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 147,379 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,173,000 after purchasing an additional 2,013 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors acquired a new position in Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $331,000. Sanders Morris Harris LLC bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $518,000. Finally, Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at approximately $273,000. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 price target on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Benchmark upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $364.00.

Littelfuse Price Performance

LFUS stock opened at $349.74 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market cap of $8.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -120.60, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.43. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $292.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $268.73. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12-month low of $142.10 and a 12-month high of $367.35.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.51 by $0.18. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.The firm had revenue of $593.93 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.53 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.04 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is currently -103.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 2,061 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.71, for a total transaction of $673,349.31. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,195,164.49. This represents a 23.47% 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 link. Also, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.89, for a total transaction of $867,225.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,433 shares in the company, valued at $2,231,543.37. This trade represents a 27.99% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 59,792 shares of company stock worth $18,699,718 over the last ninety days. 2.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.