Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC Trims Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 26.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,857 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 15,264 shares during the quarter. Littelfuse makes up about 4.6% of Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC owned about 0.16% of Littelfuse worth $19,059,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in Littelfuse by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 597 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Logan Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. now owns 11,543 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,920,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Glenmede Investment Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 1.5% during the third quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 2,845 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $737,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 3.0% during the second quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,522 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $693,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in Littelfuse by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 5,571 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Littelfuse news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the director directly owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Price Performance

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $405.42 on Monday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a one year low of $233.36 and a one year high of $500.57. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $430.65 and a 200 day moving average of $407.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.76. The company has a market capitalization of $10.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -810.82, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.49.

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

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a $0.80 dividend. This is a boost from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently -640.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on LFUS shares. Williams Trading set a $520.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $465.83.

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.