Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at Wall Street Zen

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

LFUS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird upgraded Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $290.00 to $310.00 in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $325.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $335.00.

Littelfuse Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of LFUS stock opened at $290.35 on Monday. Littelfuse has a fifty-two week low of $142.10 and a fifty-two week high of $307.99. The stock has a market cap of $7.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 3.05, a current ratio of 4.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $263.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $256.92.

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

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

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

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LFUS. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Littelfuse by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 497 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,266 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Third View Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth about $205,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 2,822 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $714,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors 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.