Schroder Investment Management Group Cuts Stock Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Schroder Investment Management Group cut its holdings in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 14.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 170,730 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 29,689 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned approximately 0.69% of Littelfuse worth $44,016,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 18.0% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 267,796 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $60,717,000 after purchasing an additional 40,786 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Littelfuse by 1.4% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 147,379 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $38,173,000 after buying an additional 2,013 shares during the last quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at $518,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 194.8% in the second quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,938 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,120,000 after buying an additional 3,263 shares during the period. Finally, Personal CFO Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at $302,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on LFUS shares. Benchmark raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $364.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $346.24, for a total transaction of $1,731,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 69,423 shares in the company, valued at $24,037,019.52. The trade was a 6.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Maggie Chu sold 2,061 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.71, for a total transaction of $673,349.31. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,195,164.49. The trade was a 23.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 49,012 shares of company stock worth $16,227,764 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NASDAQ LFUS opened at $330.79 on Thursday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.10 and a 52 week high of $380.00. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $320.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $279.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $8.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -114.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 1.41.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.51 by $0.18. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.The firm had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $583.53 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.04 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is -103.45%.

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.