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

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $465.8333.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on LFUS shares. Zacks Research upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 target price on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings lowered Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th.

Littelfuse Stock Down 4.8%

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $457.34 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -270.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.48. 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 has a 52-week low of $215.16 and a 52-week high of $500.57. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $414.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $339.03.

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

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is -177.51%.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares in the company, valued at $2,613,315.48. The trade was a 65.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders sold 12,494 shares of company stock worth $5,394,954 in the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LFUS. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 57.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 1,025.0% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 135 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.