Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS Holdings Lowered by Royce & Associates LP

Royce & Associates LP trimmed its stake in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 232,259 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 9,876 shares during the period. Littelfuse comprises about 0.6% of Royce & Associates LP’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Royce & Associates LP’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $58,743,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Key Capital Management INC purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 57.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 1,025.0% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 135 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,613,315.48. This trade represents a 65.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last three months, insiders sold 12,494 shares of company stock worth $5,394,954. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Littelfuse Price Performance

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $460.48 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $389.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $325.08. The company has a market cap of $11.65 billion, a P/E ratio of -272.47, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 1 year low of $201.19 and a 1 year high of $483.95.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted 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 the consensus estimate of $638.98 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.19 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 14.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -177.51%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LFUS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Benchmark raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Littelfuse presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $436.67.

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.