Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Buys 40,677 Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL increased its stake in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 98.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 82,126 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,677 shares during the period. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL owned about 0.33% of Littelfuse worth $21,271,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 40,786 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 period. Sanders Morris Harris LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter valued at about $518,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 194.8% during the 2nd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 4,938 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,120,000 after acquiring an additional 3,263 shares during the period. Finally, Personal CFO Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at about $302,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $320.65 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.10 and a twelve month high of $380.00. The stock has a market cap of $8.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -110.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.41. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $329.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $282.27.

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

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other news, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.32, for a total transaction of $1,156,120.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 6,433 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,124,948.56. The trade was a 35.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 8,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.55, for a total transaction of $2,853,756.25. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,009 shares in the company, valued at $1,932,193.95. This represents a 59.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 49,012 shares of company stock valued at $16,227,764. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have commented on LFUS shares. Zacks Research cut Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Benchmark upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $360.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $364.00.

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.