Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Cut to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $364.00.

Littelfuse Stock Up 1.9%

Littelfuse stock opened at $370.33 on Friday. Littelfuse has a 52 week low of $142.10 and a 52 week high of $372.00. The firm has a market cap of $9.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -127.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.43. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $298.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $270.76. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $583.53 million. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 3.00% and a positive return on equity of 10.53%. The business’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.04 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Littelfuse will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 2,061 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.71, for a total transaction of $673,349.31. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,719 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,195,164.49. The trade was a 23.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Ruppel sold 1,495 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.17, for a total value of $480,149.15. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,594,609.05. This represents a 23.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 60,703 shares of company stock worth $19,034,675. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Littelfuse

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LFUS. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the second quarter worth about $114,721,000. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth approximately $114,166,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its holdings in Littelfuse by 67.3% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $259,035,000 after purchasing an additional 412,160 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 58.6% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $154,273,000 after buying an additional 225,445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Littelfuse by 1,842.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 193,583 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $48,961,000 after acquiring an additional 183,619 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.