Littelfuse (LFUS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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 other circuit-protection devices, power semiconductor products, relays, switches, sensors and related electronic components.

The company serves customers in the automotive, commercial vehicle, industrial, electronics, energy and communications markets. Its products are used in applications such as vehicle electrification, battery systems, industrial equipment, power distribution, renewable energy systems, data infrastructure and consumer electronics. Littelfuse sells its products globally through direct sales, distributors and other channel partners.

Founded in 1927, Littelfuse has expanded from its early focus on circuit protection into a broader provider of electrical and electronic solutions through internal development and acquisitions. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and operates manufacturing, research and development, sales and distribution activities across North America, Europe and Asia. Littelfuse is led by President and Chief Executive Officer David W. Heinzmann.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $404.13 to $417.02
• 50-Day Range: $350.28 to $456.53
• 52-Week Range: $233.36 to $500.57
• Volume: 443,076 shs
• Average Volume: 275,214 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 338.27
• Dividend Yield: 0.78%
• Price Target: $465.83
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Littelfuse Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Littelfuse scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 222nd out of 599 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Littelfuse has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $465.83, representing about 12.9% upside from its current price of $412.68.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Littelfuse has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Littelfuse are expected to grow by 20.69% in the coming year, from $18.37 to $22.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Littelfuse is 24.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Littelfuse is 24.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Littelfuse has a PEG Ratio of 1.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Littelfuse has a P/B Ratio of 3.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.32% of the float of Littelfuse has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Littelfuse has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.07.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Littelfuse has recently increased by 1.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Littelfuse has a dividend yield of 0.81%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Littelfuse has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Littelfuse is 262.30%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Littelfuse will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.43% next year. This indicates that Littelfuse will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Littelfuse has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Littelfuse this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for LFUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Littelfuse insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $604,023.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Littelfuse is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.14% of the stock of Littelfuse is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Record date for 12/3 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/3 Dividend: 11/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LFUS
• CIK: 889331
• Web: www.littelfuse.com
• Phone: (773) 628-1000
• Fax: 847-787-5190
• Employees: 17,000
• Year Founded: 1927

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Littelfuse: $465.83
• High Price Target: $535.00
• Low Price Target: $360.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 338.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.61
• P/E Growth: 1.79
• Net Income: -$71.70 million
• Net Margins: 1.37%
• Pretax Margin: 4.89%
• Return on Equity: 15.86%
• Return on Assets: 10.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 2.67
• Quick Ratio: 2.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.39
• Cash Flow: $29.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.95
• Book Value: $107.24 per share
• Price / Book: 3.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 25,400,000
• Free Float: 25,150,000
• Market Cap: $10.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.50