Brokerages Set Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Target Price at $374.00

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $374.00.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on LFUS shares. UBS Group set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Littelfuse from $380.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Benchmark upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 2,061 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.71, for a total transaction of $673,349.31. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 6,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,195,164.49. The trade was a 23.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Kristina A. Cerniglia sold 2,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $368.38, for a total value of $863,114.34. Following the sale, the director owned 4,255 shares in the company, valued at $1,567,456.90. The trade was a 35.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 49,012 shares of company stock valued at $16,227,764. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Littelfuse

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 1,666.7% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 106 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Price Performance

LFUS opened at $395.38 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $350.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $297.07. Littelfuse has a 1 year low of $150.07 and a 1 year high of $397.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.95 billion, a PE ratio of -136.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.40.

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, beating 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 company had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.53 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.04 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Littelfuse will post 12.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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 presently -103.45%.

Littelfuse Company 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.