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

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a Moderate Buy consensus on Littelfuse, with four buy ratings, two holds, and an average 12-month price target of $465.83.
• Littelfuse exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $4.19 in EPS and $738.78 million in revenue, while revenue grew 20.4% year over year; third-quarter EPS guidance is $4.85–$5.05.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.80, equivalent to $3.20 annually and a 0.8% yield, while institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of outstanding shares.

Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the six research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $465.83.

LFUS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Littelfuse from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Littelfuse from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $426.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -852.98, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $428.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $423.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.76. Littelfuse has a fifty-two week low of $233.36 and a fifty-two week high of $500.57.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 firm had revenue of $738.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $703.38 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 13.02% and a negative net margin of 0.31%. The company's revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.30 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Littelfuse will post 15.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th were paid a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Littelfuse's previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Littelfuse's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -640.00%.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 168.0% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 67 shares of the technology company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter valued at $51,000. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the 1st quarter worth $68,000. Finally, NBH Bank purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter worth $78,000. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Littelfuse Company Profile

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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