Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analyst consensus is “Moderate Buy”: Four of six covering firms rate Littelfuse a buy, while two recommend holding the stock. The average 12-month price target is $465.83.
• Quarterly results exceeded expectations: Littelfuse reported adjusted EPS of $4.19 versus the $3.78 consensus and revenue of $738.78 million, up 20.4% year over year. Shares opened at $396.23, down 8.3% as reported.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend from $0.75 to $0.80 per share, equivalent to a $3.20 annualized payout and a 0.8% yield. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the stock.

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $465.8333.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on LFUS shares. Weiss Ratings raised Littelfuse from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and set a $520.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Monday, May 18th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 13th.

Littelfuse Stock Down 8.3%

Shares of LFUS stock opened at $396.23 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.76. The firm's 50-day moving average is $423.00 and its 200-day moving average is $412.27. The stock has a market cap of $10.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -792.44, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.47. Littelfuse has a 52-week low of $233.36 and a 52-week high of $500.57.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.78 by $0.41. The business had revenue of $738.78 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $703.38 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 13.02% and a negative net margin of 0.31%.Littelfuse's quarterly revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.30 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 15.78 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th were given a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. This is a boost from Littelfuse's previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Littelfuse's payout ratio is currently -640.00%.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in shares of Littelfuse by 45,011.9% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 13,217,775 shares of the technology company's stock worth $6,018,449,000 after purchasing an additional 13,188,475 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,148,821,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at approximately $185,057,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at approximately $146,471,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth approximately $73,575,000. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company's stock.

Littelfuse Company Profile

Littelfuse, Inc NASDAQ: LFUS is an industrial technology company that develops and manufactures products designed to protect, control and sense electrical energy. Its portfolio includes circuit protection devices such as fuses and resettable protection products, as well as power semiconductor components, switches, relays, sensors and related power-control technologies.

The company serves customers across the automotive, industrial, commercial, consumer electronics, telecommunications, energy and transportation markets.

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