Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Stock Has Average Target Price of $465.83

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS – Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $465.83.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th.

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Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LFUS. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 6.0% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 597 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Littelfuse by 168.0% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 67 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Everhart Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Littelfuse by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,522 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $693,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Syon Capital LLC lifted its position in Littelfuse by 4.3% in the second quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 1,506 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $686,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in Littelfuse during the second quarter worth about $33,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Littelfuse Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $426.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.83 billion, a PE ratio of -852.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.48. Littelfuse has a twelve month low of $233.36 and a twelve month high of $500.57. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $428.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $423.66. 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 (NASDAQ:LFUS – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $703.38 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.30 EPS. Littelfuse’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 15.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a positive change from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -640.00%.

About Littelfuse

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Littelfuse, Inc is a diversified industrial technology company that develops and manufactures products designed to protect, control and sense electrical energy. Its portfolio includes fuses and circuit-protection devices, power semiconductor products, relays, switches, sensors and power-distribution components.

The company serves customers in the automotive, commercial vehicle, industrial, electronics and communications markets. Its products are used in applications ranging from vehicle electrification and battery systems to factory automation, renewable energy, consumer electronics and electrical infrastructure.

Founded in 1927, Littelfuse has expanded from its early focus on circuit protection into a global supplier of electrical and electronic components.

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