Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Littelfuse's stock rating has been upgraded from "buy" to "strong-buy" by Wall Street Zen, reflecting increased analyst confidence in the company's performance.
• The company's quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, with a reported EPS of $2.85 compared to the consensus estimate of $2.35, indicating strong financial health.
• The current market consensus for Littelfuse reflects a Moderate Buy rating and an average price target of $234.50.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research raised Littelfuse from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Benchmark reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Littelfuse has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $234.50.

Littelfuse Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $262.63 on Friday. Littelfuse has a 1 year low of $142.10 and a 1 year high of $271.72. The business has a 50-day moving average of $245.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $217.90. The company has a market capitalization of $6.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 4.06 and a quick ratio of 2.98.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The technology company reported $2.85 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.97 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.650-2.850 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In related news, SVP Alexander Conrad sold 13,210 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.43, for a total transaction of $3,453,490.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 3,427 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $895,920.61. This represents a 79.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director T J. Chung sold 2,343 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.11, for a total value of $576,635.73. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 18,730 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,609,640.30. This trade represents a 11.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,759 shares of company stock valued at $6,697,362. Insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 228.2% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 128 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank lifted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 264.7% in the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 124 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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