William Blair Investment Management LLC Makes New Investment in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 321,681 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $146,471,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC owned approximately 1.27% of Littelfuse as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of LFUS. Horizon Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the 4th quarter worth $617,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 29,010 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,337,000 after purchasing an additional 4,065 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 554.6% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 23,744 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,005,000 after purchasing an additional 20,117 shares in the last quarter. Nano Cap New Millennium Growth Fund L P purchased a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth about $822,000. Finally, Summit Creek Advisors LLC grew its position in Littelfuse by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. Summit Creek Advisors LLC now owns 70,714 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $17,885,000 after purchasing an additional 5,678 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Littelfuse

In other Littelfuse news, 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 value of $1,355,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 64,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,344,858.88. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on LFUS. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $465.83.

Littelfuse Stock Up 0.1%

LFUS opened at $412.26 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market cap of $10.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -824.50, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.49. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $233.36 and a twelve month high of $500.57. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $437.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $404.82.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.78 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $738.78 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $703.38 million. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 0.31% and a positive return on equity of 13.02%. Littelfuse’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.30 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 15.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is a positive change from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is currently -640.00%.

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.