Should I buy or sell Bel Fuse stock right now?

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bel Fuse in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" BELFB shares. View BELFB analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Bel Fuse's stock price target for 2024?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Bel Fuse's shares. Their BELFB share price targets range from $70.00 to $83.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $76.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 36.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BELFB or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have BELFB shares performed in 2024?

Bel Fuse's stock was trading at $66.77 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BELFB shares have decreased by 16.1% and is now trading at $56.03. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Bel Fuse?

Bel Fuse saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 315,100 shares, an increase of 28.7% from the March 15th total of 244,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 128,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days. View Bel Fuse's Short Interest .

When is Bel Fuse's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024. View our BELFB earnings forecast .

How can I listen to Bel Fuse's earnings call?

Bel Fuse will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, April 26th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-6671 with passcode "13745912".

How were Bel Fuse's earnings last quarter?

Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFB) released its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 21st. The electronics maker reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.07. The electronics maker had revenue of $140.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $152.86 million. Bel Fuse had a net margin of 11.54% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.87%.

How often does Bel Fuse pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Bel Fuse?

Bel Fuse announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 15th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share on Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.50%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 12th. Read our dividend analysis for BELFB .

Is Bel Fuse a good dividend stock?

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.48%. The dividend payout ratio is 4.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BELFB will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.96% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BELFB .

What ETFs hold Bel Fuse's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) stock in their portfolio include Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF (MGMT) , AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Micro-Cap ETF (DWMC) , Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) , Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (ROSC) , First Trust Dow Jones Select Microcap Index Fund (FDM) and Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF (DWAS) . Invesco Nasdaq Future Gen 200 ETF (QQQS) .

Who are Bel Fuse's major shareholders?

Bel Fuse's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Daniel Bernstein, Dennis Ackerman, Farouq Salem Ali Tuweiq , Kenneth Koon Keung Lai, Peter E Gilbert, Raymond Cheung, Sherry L Urban and Vincent Vellucci. View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Bel Fuse?

Shares of BELFB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

Does Bel Fuse have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of Bel Fuse: Array Aerospace, BCMZ Precision Engineering Limited, BPS Asia Pacific Electronics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., BPS Cooperatief U.A., Bel Components Ltd., Bel Connector Inc., Bel Fuse (Macao Commerical Offshore) Limited, Bel Fuse Limited, Bel Pingguo, Bel Power (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd., Bel Power Europe S.r.l., Bel Power Inc., Bel Power Solutions Co. Ltd., Bel Power Solutions GmbH, Bel Power Solutions Inc., Bel Power Solutions Ireland Limited, Bel Power Solutions s.r.o., Bel Sales (Hong Kong) Ltd., Bel Stewart GmbH, Bel Stewart s.r.o., Bel Transformer Inc., Bel Ventures Inc., Cinch Connectivity Solutions (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Cinch Connectivity Solutions Inc., Cinch Connectivity Solutions LTD, Cinch Connectors, Cinch Connectors Inc., Cinch Connectors Limited, Cinch Connectors de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Dongguan Transpower Electric Products Co. Ltd., Fibreco, Gigacom Interconnect, Netwatch s.r.o, PAI Capital LLC, Power-One, Powerbox Italia S.r.L, Shireoaks Worksop Holdings Ltd., Signal Dominicana S.R.L., Stewart Connector Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Stratos International LLC, Stratos Lightwave LLC, Stratos Lightwave-Florida LLC, TE Connectivity - Transpower Magnetics Business, TRP Connector B.V., TRP Connector Limited, TRP International, Transpower Cooperatief U.A., Transpower Technologies, Transpower Technologies (HK) Limited, Trompeter Electronics Inc., and Winsonko (Guangxi Pingguo) Electron Co. Ltd.. Read More

NASDAQ:BELFB

Bel Fuse (BELFB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$56.03

-0.79 (-1.39%)

(As of 04/18/2024 ET)

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Today's Range: $55.94
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$57.30
50-Day Range: $50.02
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$74.13
52-Week Range: $30.11
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$74.75

Volume: 55,222 shs
Average Volume: 120,762 shs
Market Capitalization: $714.94 million

P/E Ratio: 9.61
Dividend Yield: 0.50%
Price Target: $76.50

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Bel Fuse MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 36.5% Upside
$76.50 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.47% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.88
Based on 4 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$56,700 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.00%
From $4.70 to $5.64 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.18 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

137th out of 589 stocks

Electronic Coils & Transformers Industry

1st out of 2 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Bel Fuse has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Bel Fuse has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.47% of the outstanding shares of Bel Fuse have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Bel Fuse has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Bel Fuse has recently increased by 28.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Bel Fuse has a dividend yield of 0.48%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Bel Fuse does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Bel Fuse is 4.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Bel Fuse will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.96% next year. This indicates that Bel Fuse will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for BELFB.

3.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Bel Fuse has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Bel Fuse this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
MarketBeat Follows
5 people have added Bel Fuse to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Bel Fuse insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $56,700.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 5.37% of the stock of Bel Fuse is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
58.39% of the stock of Bel Fuse is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.1

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Bel Fuse are expected to grow by 20.00% in the coming year, from $4.70 to $5.64 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Bel Fuse is 9.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 141.94.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Bel Fuse is 9.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 244.96.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Bel Fuse has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Bel Fuse Stock (NASDAQ:BELFB)

Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries in the United States, the People's Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. It offers magnetic solutions, such as integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company also provides power solutions and protection products comprising front-end power supplies, board-mount power, industrial and transportation power, external power, module, and circuit protection products. In addition, it offers connectivity solutions, which includes expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity. The company sells its products under the Bel, TRP Connector, MagJack, Signal, Bel Power Solutions & Protection, Melcher, CUI, EOS, Stratos, Fibreco, Cinch, Johnson, Trompeter, Midwest Microwave, Semflex, and Stewart Connector brands through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.

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