Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Makes New $427,000 Investment in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Key Points

• Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC made a new investment of $427,000 in Littelfuse, Inc., buying 1,882 shares of the stock in the second quarter.
• Littelfuse, Inc. recently reported quarterly earnings of $2.85 EPS, beating analysts' expectations by $0.50, with revenue of $613.41 million for the quarter.
• Analysts have varying ratings on Littelfuse, with one upgrade to a "strong-buy" and an average target price of $292.50 as per the consensus estimates.

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,882 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $427,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in LFUS. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 228.2% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 128 shares of the technology company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 42.0% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 311 shares of the technology company's stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 1st quarter worth approximately $63,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 104.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 333 shares of the technology company's stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company's stock.

Littelfuse Stock Up 2.1%

LFUS opened at $270.38 on Tuesday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 1-year low of $142.10 and a 1-year high of $272.84. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $259.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $227.83. The company has a current ratio of 4.06, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a PE ratio of 56.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.45.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on LFUS. Baird R W upgraded Littelfuse from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Zacks Research cut Littelfuse from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird upgraded Littelfuse from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price target for the company from $290.00 to $310.00 in a research note on Friday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $292.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Littelfuse news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 10,206 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.34, for a total transaction of $2,667,236.04. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 30,727 shares in the company, valued at $8,030,194.18. This trade represents a 24.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director T J. Chung sold 2,343 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.11, for a total value of $576,635.73. Following the transaction, the director owned 18,730 shares in the company, valued at $4,609,640.30. The trade was a 11.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 25,759 shares of company stock worth $6,697,362 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.

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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