Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Reaches New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The company traded as high as $372.00 and last traded at $368.0360, with a volume of 56454 shares. The stock had previously closed at $363.28.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LFUS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Benchmark upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered Littelfuse from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Littelfuse has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $364.00.

Littelfuse Trading Up 1.9%

The stock has a market cap of $9.22 billion, a PE ratio of -127.70, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.43. The company’s fifty day moving average is $298.30 and its 200-day moving average is $270.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.91.

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

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -103.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Littelfuse news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 16,839 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.25, for a total value of $5,476,884.75. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 3,500 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 6,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,124,948.56. This trade represents a 35.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 60,703 shares of company stock valued at $19,034,675 in the last three months. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Littelfuse

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Littelfuse by 1,666.7% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 106 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new position in Littelfuse during the third quarter worth $31,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. 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.