Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

LFUS has been the topic of several other research reports. Robert W. Baird raised Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $290.00 to $310.00 in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Littelfuse currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $292.50.

Littelfuse Stock Up 2.1%

Littelfuse stock opened at $278.39 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 4.00, a quick ratio of 3.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Littelfuse has a twelve month low of $142.10 and a twelve month high of $279.05. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $254.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $252.44.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.20. Littelfuse had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 5.66%.The firm had revenue of $624.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $623.70 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.71 earnings per share. Littelfuse’s revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Littelfuse will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Littelfuse news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 2,162 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.31, for a total transaction of $580,086.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 28,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,671,251.21. The trade was a 7.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 2,049 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.02, for a total value of $553,270.98. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,747,453.50. The trade was a 16.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 14,034 shares of company stock worth $3,670,025. 2.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 5,010.0% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,010 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,578,000 after purchasing an additional 25,501 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Littelfuse by 17.1% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,307 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,321,000 after buying an additional 1,216 shares in the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth approximately $220,000. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC grew its stake in Littelfuse by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 8,364 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,115,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in shares of Littelfuse by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 866 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $219,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

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.