Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $465.8333.

A number of brokerages recently commented on LFUS. Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Oppenheimer lifted 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. Finally, Williams Trading set a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, May 7th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

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 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 represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LFUS. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Littelfuse by 1.5% in 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 in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,148,821,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 412,160 shares during the period. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $247,988,000 after purchasing an additional 37,203 shares during the period. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake 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. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Littelfuse Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $411.97 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $438.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $404.77. Littelfuse has a 52 week low of $233.36 and a 52 week high of $500.57. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market cap of $10.46 billion, a P/E ratio of -823.92, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.49.

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

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This is an increase from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently -600.00%.

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.