Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Downgraded to Buy Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Saturday.

LFUS has been the topic of several other research reports. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Benchmark raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price target on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $364.00.

Littelfuse Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $370.33 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $298.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $270.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -127.70, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.43. Littelfuse has a 52-week low of $142.10 and a 52-week high of $372.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.69.

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

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently -103.45%.

Insider Activity

In other Littelfuse news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the director directly owned 69,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,037,019.52. This trade represents a 6.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Maggie Chu sold 2,061 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.71, for a total transaction of $673,349.31. Following the sale, the senior vice president 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 60,703 shares of company stock valued at $19,034,675 in the last three months. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 58.6% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $154,273,000 after purchasing an additional 225,445 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 116,033 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,347,000 after buying an additional 1,982 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 1,842.8% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 193,583 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $48,961,000 after buying an additional 183,619 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 42.7% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 5,059 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,280,000 after buying an additional 1,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Littelfuse by 1,965.6% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,322 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 1,258 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.