Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Anthony Grillo Sells 3,000 Shares

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total transaction of $1,355,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 64,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Littelfuse Trading Up 5.4%

NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $462.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -273.95, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.48. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $424.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $345.89. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12 month low of $215.16 and a 12 month high of $500.57.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.83 by $0.48. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 1.61% and a positive return on equity of 11.62%. The firm had revenue of $656.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $638.98 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.19 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. Analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 14.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were paid a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -177.51%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Key Capital Management INC bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 57.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 1,025.0% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 135 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LFUS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $465.83.

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.