Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Invests $499,000 in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Key Points

• Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd invested $499,000 to acquire 2,540 shares of Littelfuse, Inc. in the 1st quarter, reflecting strong institutional interest in the company.
• Littelfuse reported a robust Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $2.85 for the last quarter, surpassing analyst expectations by $0.50 and marking a 9.8% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• The company increased its quarterly dividend to $0.75 per share, raising the annualized yield to 1.1%, showcasing its commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,540 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $499,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Littelfuse by 119.4% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 116,940 shares of the technology company's stock worth $27,557,000 after acquiring an additional 63,632 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Littelfuse by 21.2% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,453 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $814,000 after purchasing an additional 605 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Littelfuse by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,977 shares of the technology company's stock worth $702,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 47.0% during the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 54,535 shares of the technology company's stock worth $12,851,000 after buying an additional 17,444 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 478.1% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 9,626 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,268,000 after buying an additional 7,961 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Littelfuse Stock Up 1.1%

LFUS opened at $263.98 on Thursday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52 week low of $142.10 and a 52 week high of $271.72. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $247.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $218.08. The company has a quick ratio of 2.98, a current ratio of 4.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The company has a market cap of $6.54 billion, a PE ratio of 55.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.44.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.35 by $0.50. Littelfuse had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 5.30%.The business had revenue of $613.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $571.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.97 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.650-2.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 21st. This is an increase from Littelfuse's previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. Littelfuse's payout ratio is currently 62.50%.

Insider Transactions at Littelfuse

In other Littelfuse news, SVP Alexander Conrad sold 13,210 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.43, for a total value of $3,453,490.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 3,427 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $895,920.61. The trade was a 79.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 10,206 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.34, for a total value of $2,667,236.04. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 30,727 shares in the company, valued at $8,030,194.18. The trade was a 24.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 25,759 shares of company stock worth $6,697,362. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on LFUS. Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research upgraded Littelfuse from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $234.50.

Littelfuse Company Profile

Littelfuse, Inc designs, manufactures, and sells electronic components, modules, and subassemblies in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company operates through Electronic, Transportation, and Industrial segments. The Electronics segment offers fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperature coefficient resettable fuses, electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions, polymer electrostatic discharge suppressors, varistors, reed switch based magnetic sensing products, and gas discharge tubes; and discrete transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors and diodes, and insulated gate bipolar transistors.

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