Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS Shares Sold by Wellington Management Group LLP

Wellington Management Group LLP trimmed its position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 23.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 363,183 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 114,346 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP owned approximately 1.43% of Littelfuse worth $165,368,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at $1,148,821,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 67.3% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $259,035,000 after acquiring an additional 412,160 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter worth about $146,471,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at about $73,575,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter valued at about $115,306,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LFUS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. 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, June 5th. Weiss Ratings raised Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $465.83.

Littelfuse Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $412.18 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $233.36 and a twelve month high of $500.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.47 billion, a PE ratio of -824.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.49. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $429.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $408.36.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.78 by $0.41. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 13.02% and a negative net margin of 0.31%.The company had revenue of $738.78 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $703.38 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.30 EPS. Littelfuse’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 15.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is currently -640.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Littelfuse news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s 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 in the company, valued at approximately $29,344,858.88. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse 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.