Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 34,153 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,551,000. Legal & General Group Plc owned about 0.13% of Littelfuse as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Littelfuse in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. Prosperity Bancshares Inc bought a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Littelfuse by 292.1% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 149 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 50.9% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 160 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on LFUS shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Weiss Ratings raised Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $465.83.
Littelfuse Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $405.42 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12 month low of $233.36 and a 12 month high of $500.57. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $430.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $407.92. The company has a market cap of $10.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -810.82, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.49.
Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.78 by $0.41. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 13.02% and a negative net margin of 0.31%.The company had revenue of $738.78 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $703.38 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.30 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 15.78 earnings per share for the current year.
Littelfuse Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is presently -640.00%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total value of $1,355,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. This trade represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.00% 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.
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