Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 11,823 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,990,000.
Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Nano Cap New Millennium Growth Fund L P bought a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at about $822,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 1,765.7% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 653 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $165,000 after buying an additional 618 shares in the last quarter. Summit Creek Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Summit Creek Advisors LLC now owns 70,714 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $17,885,000 after buying an additional 5,678 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 292.1% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 149 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 554.6% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 23,744 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,005,000 after buying an additional 20,117 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Littelfuse news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total transaction of $4,963,165.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,613,315.48. This trade represents a 65.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders sold 12,494 shares of company stock worth $5,394,954. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
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Littelfuse Trading Up 3.5%
NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $476.77 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 1-year low of $201.19 and a 1-year high of $483.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -282.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.46. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $392.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $326.71.
Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.83 by $0.48. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 11.62% and a negative net margin of 1.61%.The business had revenue of $656.97 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $638.98 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.19 EPS. Littelfuse’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 14.86 earnings per share for the current year.
Littelfuse Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -177.51%.
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.
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