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Littelfuse (LFUS) Competitors

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LFUS vs. AEIS, DIOD, MCHP, MKSI, NXPI, ESI, ITT, ST, TEL, and VSH

Should you be buying Littelfuse stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Littelfuse include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Diodes (DIOD), Microchip Technology (MCHP), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Element Solutions (ESI), ITT (ITT), Sensata Technologies (ST), TE Connectivity (TEL), and Vishay Intertechnology (VSH).

Littelfuse vs. Its Competitors

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Littelfuse presently has a consensus price target of $234.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.62%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus price target of $138.90, indicating a potential downside of 14.09%. Given Littelfuse's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Littelfuse
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Advanced Energy Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

Littelfuse has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 12.38% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Littelfuse5.30% 9.74% 6.15%
Advanced Energy Industries 5.13%12.38%6.58%

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Littelfuse has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Littelfuse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Littelfuse$2.19B2.97$100.19M$4.8054.66
Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B4.11$54.21M$2.2173.16

In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 12 mentions for Littelfuse. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.90 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse
5 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Advanced Energy Industries
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Littelfuse pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Littelfuse has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats Littelfuse on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LFUS vs. The Competition

MetricLittelfuseELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.50B$5.54B$29.79B$9.81B
Dividend Yield1.14%2.69%3.11%4.14%
P/E Ratio54.6623.6052.0925.72
Price / Sales2.972.381,372.05174.39
Price / Cash17.7623.4135.5358.50
Price / Book2.502.309.256.06
Net Income$100.19M$171.66M$803.11M$265.11M
7 Day Performance5.29%3.51%1.35%2.65%
1 Month Performance12.19%5.67%1.20%3.71%
1 Year Performance3.83%13.34%24,023.43%26.59%

Littelfuse Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LFUS
Littelfuse
4.2516 of 5 stars
$262.35
+2.8%
$234.50
-10.6%
+6.0%$6.50B$2.19B54.6616,000Insider Trade
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.3541 of 5 stars
$151.61
+0.5%
$138.90
-8.4%
+61.1%$5.69B$1.48B68.6010,000Positive News
DIOD
Diodes
2.0533 of 5 stars
$50.83
-0.2%
$55.00
+8.2%
-16.1%$2.36B$1.31B37.108,593Earnings Report
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.4618 of 5 stars
$60.95
-1.5%
$76.58
+25.6%
-15.6%$33.39B$4.40B-179.2619,400Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
MKSI
MKS
4.9047 of 5 stars
$98.17
-1.2%
$119.80
+22.0%
-5.6%$6.67B$3.59B24.9210,200Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.8974 of 5 stars
$205.16
-1.0%
$256.05
+24.8%
-8.4%$52.23B$12.61B24.4533,100Trending News
Analyst Revision
ESI
Element Solutions
3.7386 of 5 stars
$23.81
-0.4%
$27.38
+15.0%
-1.3%$5.77B$2.46B23.815,300Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.329 of 5 stars
$165.75
+0.0%
$179.22
+8.1%
+29.2%$12.92B$3.63B26.0611,700Trending News
Insider Trade
ST
Sensata Technologies
4.5825 of 5 stars
$29.45
0.0%
$34.64
+17.6%
-13.2%$4.29B$3.93B39.2619,000
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.7561 of 5 stars
$199.73
-1.1%
$194.80
-2.5%
+41.1%$59.68B$15.85B41.3587,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology
3.7264 of 5 stars
$13.97
-4.3%
$19.00
+36.1%
-24.8%$1.98B$2.94B-21.4822,700News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:LFUS) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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