Brokerages Set Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Target Price at $465.83

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $465.8333.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on LFUS. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $520.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, May 7th.

Littelfuse Trading Down 5.0%

Littelfuse stock opened at $401.04 on Thursday. Littelfuse has a one year low of $225.25 and a one year high of $500.57. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $452.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $369.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.82. The company has a market capitalization of $10.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -246.06, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.49.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $656.97 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $638.98 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.19 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Littelfuse will post 14.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of LFUS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,969,874 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $751,141,000 after acquiring an additional 44,826 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 67.3% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $259,035,000 after buying an additional 412,160 shares in the last quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. raised its stake in Littelfuse by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 980,498 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $247,988,000 after acquiring an additional 37,203 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 58.6% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $154,273,000 after acquiring an additional 225,445 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 516,479 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $130,635,000 after purchasing an additional 25,860 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.