American Century Companies Inc. Decreases Stock Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

American Century Companies Inc. decreased its position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 245,177 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 101,350 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.98% of Littelfuse worth $63,505,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LFUS. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 3.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 32,206 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,337,000 after acquiring an additional 1,107 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 42.0% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 311 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 93.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 20,073 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,892,000 after purchasing an additional 9,706 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Littelfuse by 104.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 333 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in Littelfuse by 13.5% during the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 5,701 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,293,000 after purchasing an additional 678 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Stock Down 2.1%

NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $337.91 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $314.82 and a 200-day moving average of $276.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.48 billion, a PE ratio of -116.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.41. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.10 and a 52 week high of $380.00.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.The business had revenue of $593.93 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.53 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.04 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. Analysts predict that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -103.45%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on LFUS. Weiss Ratings cut Littelfuse from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Oppenheimer set a $380.00 price target 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. Benchmark raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $364.00.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In related news, CAO Jeffrey G. Gorski sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were 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 owned 6,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,231,543.37. This represents a 27.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 69,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,037,019.52. This represents a 6.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 57,677 shares of company stock valued at $18,515,019. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

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.