Boston Trust Walden Corp Increases Holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 14.6% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 291,393 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 37,126 shares during the quarter. Littelfuse comprises 0.8% of Boston Trust Walden Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $98,884,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LFUS. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter worth approximately $114,166,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its position in shares of Littelfuse by 67.3% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the fourth quarter worth $73,575,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 58.6% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $154,273,000 after buying an additional 225,445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 1,842.8% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 193,583 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $48,961,000 after acquiring an additional 183,619 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Littelfuse Trading Down 5.0%

Shares of LFUS opened at $418.47 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $451.65 and its 200 day moving average is $367.64. Littelfuse, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $225.25 and a fifty-two week high of $500.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.58 billion, a PE ratio of -247.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 2.61.

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

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Littelfuse

In other Littelfuse news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the business’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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,344,858.88. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,494 shares of company stock valued at $6,750,834. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.