Insider Selling: Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Sells $1,355,880.00 in Stock

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total value of $1,355,880.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

Shares of LFUS stock opened at $472.14 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $426.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $346.77. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12 month low of $215.16 and a 12 month high of $500.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -279.37, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $638.98 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.19 earnings per share. The business’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. Equities research analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 14.86 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -177.51%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Littelfuse

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Key Capital Management INC bought a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on LFUS shares. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings lowered Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $465.83.

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.