7,999 Shares in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS Bought by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Key Points

• Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased 7,999 Littelfuse shares valued at approximately $3.64 million, while institutional investors collectively own 96.14% of the company.
• Littelfuse reported quarterly EPS of $4.19, exceeding the $3.78 consensus estimate, with revenue rising 20.4% year over year to $738.78 million.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $465.83; the company also increased its quarterly dividend to $0.80 per share.

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 7,999 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $3,642,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at $1,148,821,000. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter worth about $114,166,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 67.3% during the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $259,035,000 after buying an additional 412,160 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the second quarter valued at approximately $146,471,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the fourth quarter worth approximately $73,575,000. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LFUS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Littelfuse from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $465.83.

Littelfuse Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $414.24 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $10.52 billion, a P/E ratio of -828.46, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.47. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $425.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $409.48. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52-week low of $233.36 and a 52-week high of $500.57.

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

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total transaction of $1,355,880.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Littelfuse Company 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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