Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS Shares Sold by Channing Capital Management LLC

Channing Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 16.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 303,548 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 58,352 shares during the quarter. Littelfuse comprises 2.1% of Channing Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Channing Capital Management LLC owned about 1.22% of Littelfuse worth $78,622,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $114,721,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Littelfuse by 876.1% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 195,927 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $44,240,000 after buying an additional 175,854 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 4.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,925,048 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $757,617,000 after buying an additional 122,392 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 23.6% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 346,527 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $78,569,000 after buying an additional 66,267 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tributary Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 89.7% in the 3rd quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 125,070 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $32,394,000 after acquiring an additional 59,123 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Littelfuse news, Director Gordon Hunter sold 911 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $367.68, for a total value of $334,956.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 26,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,849,779.52. This trade represents a 3.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP David Ruppel sold 1,495 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.17, for a total transaction of $480,149.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,594,609.05. This trade represents a 23.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 60,703 shares of company stock worth $19,034,675 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on LFUS shares. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group set a $360.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Benchmark upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $364.00.

Littelfuse Trading Up 1.9%

LFUS opened at $370.33 on Friday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.10 and a 52 week high of $372.00. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $298.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $270.89. The firm has a market cap of $9.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -127.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.43.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm 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 company earned $2.04 EPS. Littelfuse’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

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

Littelfuse Profile

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.