Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Sets New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $395.42 and last traded at $393.0190, with a volume of 4043 shares. The stock had previously closed at $386.28.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LFUS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on shares of Littelfuse from $380.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $374.00.

Littelfuse Stock Up 0.8%

The company has a market capitalization of $9.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -134.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.40. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $349.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $295.84. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

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

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 16,839 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.25, for a total value of $5,476,884.75. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 28,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,299,222.75. This represents a 37.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.32, for a total transaction of $1,156,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 6,433 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,124,948.56. This trade represents a 35.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 49,012 shares of company stock worth $16,227,764 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter worth approximately $114,166,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC grew its position in shares of Littelfuse by 67.3% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $259,035,000 after purchasing an additional 412,160 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter worth approximately $73,575,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Littelfuse by 58.6% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $154,273,000 after purchasing an additional 225,445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 183,619 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.