Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Sets New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $384.83 and last traded at $379.6940, with a volume of 8114 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $376.36.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on LFUS shares. Benchmark upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $374.00.

Littelfuse Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average price of $344.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $291.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The company has a market cap of $9.63 billion, a PE ratio of -132.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.40.

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

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were given a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is presently -103.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Kristina A. Cerniglia sold 2,343 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.38, for a total value of $863,114.34. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,255 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,567,456.90. This represents a 35.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.89, for a total value of $867,225.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,231,543.37. The trade was a 27.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 49,012 shares of company stock valued at $16,227,764. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 1.4% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 147,379 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,173,000 after purchasing an additional 2,013 shares during the last quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC purchased a new position in Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at about $518,000. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC purchased a new position in Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at about $1,469,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at about $810,000. Finally, Confluence Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at about $1,364,000. 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.