Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 41,857 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $19,059,000. Littelfuse comprises about 3.8% of Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.16% of Littelfuse as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Prosperity Bancshares Inc acquired a new position in Littelfuse during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in Littelfuse by 292.1% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 149 shares of the technology company's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on LFUS. Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Littelfuse from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research cut Littelfuse from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Littelfuse currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $465.83.

Insider Transactions at Littelfuse

In related news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

LFUS stock opened at $421.28 on Friday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $233.36 and a twelve month high of $500.57. 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 $10.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -842.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.49. The business's fifty day moving average is $432.14 and its 200-day moving average is $407.52.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.78 by $0.41. The business had revenue of $738.78 million during 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 firm's revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.30 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 15.78 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This is a positive change from Littelfuse's previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Littelfuse's payout ratio is -640.00%.

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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