Brokerages Set Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) PT at $364.00

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has given a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $364.00.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on LFUS shares. Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. UBS Group set a $360.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Littelfuse from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $360.00 price target on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In related news, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.32, for a total value of $1,156,120.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,433 shares in the company, valued at $2,124,948.56. This trade represents a 35.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.24, for a total transaction of $1,731,200.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 69,423 shares in the company, valued at $24,037,019.52. The trade was a 6.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 49,012 shares of company stock worth $16,227,764. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Littelfuse

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LFUS. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 32,206 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,337,000 after buying an additional 1,107 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Littelfuse by 42.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 311 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Littelfuse by 93.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 20,073 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,892,000 after buying an additional 9,706 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Littelfuse by 104.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 333 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its holdings in Littelfuse by 11.7% during the second quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 6,286 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,425,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Littelfuse Price Performance

Shares of LFUS stock opened at $337.73 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $8.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -116.46, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.41. Littelfuse has a 12 month low of $142.10 and a 12 month high of $380.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $333.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $284.63.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $583.53 million. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 3.00% and a positive return on equity of 10.53%. The company’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.04 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. Research analysts expect that Littelfuse will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -103.45%.

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.