Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Lowered to Hold Rating by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Littelfuse has been downgraded from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating by Zacks Research, reflecting a cautious outlook from analysts.
• The company's latest earnings report showed $2.85 EPS, surpassing estimates and marking a 9.8% year-over-year revenue increase.
• Insider trading activity is notable, with executives selling significant shares, indicating potential shifts in their investment strategies within the company.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Zacks Research from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Littelfuse has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $234.50.

Littelfuse Stock Down 0.0%

LFUS stock opened at $258.98 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 2.98 and a current ratio of 4.06. The company has a market capitalization of $6.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.95, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.45. Littelfuse has a fifty-two week low of $142.10 and a fifty-two week high of $271.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $257.39 and a 200-day moving average of $222.83.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.50. The company had revenue of $613.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $571.04 million. Littelfuse had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 5.30%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.97 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.650-2.850 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Littelfuse

In other Littelfuse news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 10,206 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the vice president owned 30,727 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,030,194.18. This trade represents a 24.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director T J. Chung sold 2,343 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.11, for a total value of $576,635.73. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 a total of 25,759 shares of company stock valued at $6,697,362 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 228.2% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 128 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 264.7% during the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 124 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company's stock.

About Littelfuse

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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