Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFA)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $141.50 and last traded at $141.0260, with a volume of 12321 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $136.78.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Bel Fuse in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Bel Fuse has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $115.00.

Bel Fuse Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $1.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.93 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 3.05. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $123.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.94.

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.40 by $0.59. Bel Fuse had a return on equity of 21.84% and a net margin of 10.04%.The firm had revenue of $178.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $171.69 million. Bel Fuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Bel Fuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 15th will be given a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 15th. Bel Fuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bel Fuse

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BELFA. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Bel Fuse during the second quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Bel Fuse by 447.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 744 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 608 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in shares of Bel Fuse by 41.5% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 2,613 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $188,000 after acquiring an additional 767 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Bel Fuse by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,351 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Makaira Partners LLC bought a new position in Bel Fuse in the 1st quarter worth $288,000. Institutional investors own 6.01% of the company’s stock.

Bel Fuse Company Profile

Bel Fuse Inc designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company's products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries.