Northland Capmk Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for Bel Fuse

Key Points

• Northland Capital Markets raised their earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Bel Fuse to $1.28 for Q3 2025, up from the previous estimate of $1.19.
• Bel Fuse announced a quarterly dividend of $0.07, reflecting a positive increase from their prior dividend of $0.06, with a dividend yield of 0.2%.
• Institutional investors hold 58.39% of Bel Fuse's stock, with significant increases in holdings reported by companies such as Vanguard Group and Janus Henderson Group.

Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFB - Free Report) - Northland Capmk boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Bel Fuse in a report released on Friday, August 22nd. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now forecasts that the electronics maker will earn $1.28 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.19. The consensus estimate for Bel Fuse's current full-year earnings is $4.63 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Bel Fuse's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.58 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on BELFB. Oppenheimer set a $125.00 price objective on Bel Fuse and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut Bel Fuse from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Bel Fuse from $116.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on Bel Fuse in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $88.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Northland Securities increased their price objective on Bel Fuse from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Bel Fuse currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $113.60.

Bel Fuse Trading Up 2.9%

NASDAQ:BELFB opened at $132.60 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $111.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $87.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.50, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 3.05. Bel Fuse has a 1 year low of $57.99 and a 1 year high of $136.56.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bel Fuse

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Bel Fuse by 1.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 917,097 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $68,654,000 after purchasing an additional 12,808 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in Bel Fuse by 55.4% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 398,123 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $32,821,000 after buying an additional 141,951 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in Bel Fuse by 1.5% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 357,131 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $26,735,000 after buying an additional 5,376 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in Bel Fuse by 28.3% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 325,800 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $31,827,000 after buying an additional 71,895 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Bel Fuse by 2.6% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 321,922 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $31,451,000 after buying an additional 8,243 shares during the period. 58.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bel Fuse

In other news, VP Kenneth Koon Keung Lai sold 1,900 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.00, for a total value of $243,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 10,255 shares in the company, valued at $1,312,640. This represents a 15.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Stephen Dawson sold 1,200 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.07, for a total value of $152,484.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 14,265 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,812,653.55. This trade represents a 7.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,100 shares of company stock valued at $731,804. Insiders own 5.37% of the company's stock.

Bel Fuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 15th will be issued a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from Bel Fuse's previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 15th. Bel Fuse's payout ratio is currently 6.86%.

Bel Fuse Company Profile

Bel Fuse Inc designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company's products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries.

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