Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Saturday.

LFUS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Baird R W raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised 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 note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $292.50.

Littelfuse Stock Down 0.9%

Littelfuse stock opened at $275.93 on Friday. Littelfuse has a fifty-two week low of $142.10 and a fifty-two week high of $279.37. 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’s 50-day simple moving average is $254.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $253.18. The stock has a market cap of $6.87 billion, a PE ratio of 52.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.43.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $623.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.71 EPS. The company’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. Research analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 9.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Littelfuse

In other Littelfuse news, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 2,049 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.02, for a total value of $553,270.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,175 shares in the company, valued at $2,747,453.50. This trade represents a 16.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 4,454 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.07, for a total value of $1,153,897.78. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,556,751.63. The trade was a 42.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 14,034 shares of company stock valued at $3,670,025 over the last three months. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Littelfuse

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $114,721,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Littelfuse by 876.1% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 195,927 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $44,240,000 after buying an additional 175,854 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 105.6% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 291,203 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $75,425,000 after buying an additional 149,570 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 32.1% during the third quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 612,016 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $158,518,000 after buying an additional 148,586 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Littelfuse by 4.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,925,048 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $757,617,000 after buying an additional 122,392 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.