Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS Stock: Copeland Capital Management LLC Reduces Holdings

Key Points

• Copeland Capital Management reduced its Littelfuse holdings by 37.4% in the third quarter, selling 93,976 shares and retaining 157,370 shares worth approximately $66.7 million. Institutional investors collectively own 96.14% of LFUS.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with Littelfuse receiving a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $465.83.
• Littelfuse reported quarterly results above expectations, with earnings per share of $4.19 versus the $3.78 consensus and revenue rising 20.4% year over year to $738.78 million. The company also increased its quarterly dividend to $0.80 per share.

Copeland Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS - Free Report) by 37.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 157,370 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 93,976 shares during the quarter. Littelfuse comprises about 1.5% of Copeland Capital Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Copeland Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.62% of Littelfuse worth $66,684,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at about $51,000. NBH Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at about $78,000. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the first quarter worth about $68,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Littelfuse from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $465.83.

Littelfuse Trading Up 0.3%

LFUS stock opened at $415.03 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $426.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $425.20. Littelfuse, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $233.36 and a fifty-two week high of $500.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 2.00.

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

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

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

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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