Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?
by Michael Walen · The Markets DailyLittelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS – Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $305.00 and last traded at $301.71, with a volume of 141872 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $286.47.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have recently commented on LFUS shares. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Robert W. Baird upgraded Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $290.00 to $310.00 in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Littelfuse from $325.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $335.00.
View Our Latest Analysis on Littelfuse
Littelfuse Stock Up 5.2%
The firm has a market cap of $7.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.43, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $260.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $255.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 4.00 and a quick ratio of 3.05.
Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $624.64 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $623.70 million. Littelfuse had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 5.66%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.71 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Littelfuse Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently 57.14%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse
In related news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 2,162 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.31, for a total value of $580,086.22. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 28,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,671,251.21. This trade represents a 7.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 2,049 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.02, for a total value of $553,270.98. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 10,175 shares in the company, valued at $2,747,453.50. This trade represents a 16.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 14,034 shares of company stock worth $3,670,025. Insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LFUS. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,925,048 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $757,617,000 after acquiring an additional 122,392 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC increased its holdings in Littelfuse by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 1,068,927 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $242,358,000 after purchasing an additional 26,824 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its position in Littelfuse by 32.1% in the third quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 612,016 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $158,518,000 after purchasing an additional 148,586 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Littelfuse during the second quarter worth $114,721,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 2.4% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 490,619 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $127,071,000 after buying an additional 11,394 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.
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.