Tributary Capital Management LLC Purchases 59,123 Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Tributary Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 89.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 125,070 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 59,123 shares during the quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC owned about 0.50% of Littelfuse worth $32,394,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LFUS. Embree Financial Group grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 5.0% during the third quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 1,017 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $263,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Littelfuse by 19.3% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 371 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 27.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 414 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $94,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in Littelfuse by 264.7% during the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 124 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Littelfuse by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,120 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $549,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LFUS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Baird R W upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $290.00 to $310.00 in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $292.50.

Littelfuse Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $272.20 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $6.78 billion, a PE ratio of 51.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.43. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 1 year low of $142.10 and a 1 year high of $278.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 4.00 and a quick ratio of 3.05. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $253.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $251.92.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $0.20. Littelfuse had a net margin of 5.66% and a return on equity of 9.89%. The company had revenue of $624.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $623.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.71 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Littelfuse news, 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 sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,175 shares in the company, valued at $2,747,453.50. The trade was a 16.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 4,454 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.07, for a total transaction of $1,153,897.78. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,556,751.63. This represents a 42.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 14,034 shares of company stock valued at $3,670,025. 2.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.