Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $465.8333.

Several analysts have commented on LFUS shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total transaction of $4,963,165.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,613,315.48. This represents a 65.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total value of $1,355,880.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 64,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 15,494 shares of company stock worth $6,750,834 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Littelfuse

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LFUS. Key Capital Management INC purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $440.39 on Thursday. Littelfuse has a 1 year low of $225.25 and a 1 year high of $500.57. The company has a market capitalization of $11.14 billion, a PE ratio of -260.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.49. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $451.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $366.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.82.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.83 by $0.48. The company had revenue of $656.97 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $638.98 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 11.62% and a negative net margin of 1.61%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.19 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. Analysts forecast that Littelfuse will post 14.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were paid a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently -177.51%.

About Littelfuse

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.