JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has $58.81 Million Stock Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered its holdings in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 227,071 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 40,725 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $58,814,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Glenmede Investment Management LP increased its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 1.5% in the third quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 2,845 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $737,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Stonegate Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 5.0% in the third quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 972 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Embree Financial Group boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 5.0% in the third quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 1,017 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $263,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Littelfuse by 57.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in Littelfuse by 50.9% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 160 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on LFUS shares. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Benchmark raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $364.00.

Littelfuse Stock Down 0.1%

Littelfuse stock opened at $332.78 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.37 billion, a PE ratio of -114.75, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.41. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12-month low of $142.10 and a 12-month high of $380.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $328.24 and its 200 day moving average is $281.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by $0.18. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 3.00% and a positive return on equity of 10.53%. The business had revenue of $593.93 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $583.53 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.04 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were given a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently -103.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 16,839 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.25, for a total transaction of $5,476,884.75. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 28,591 shares in the company, valued at $9,299,222.75. The trade was a 37.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 5,488 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.35, for a total value of $1,791,008.80. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 10,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,320,611.25. This represents a 35.04% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 49,012 shares of company stock worth $16,227,764 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

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.