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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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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$2.26B2.87$100.19M$4.8054.70
Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B4.49$54.21M$2.2179.90

In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 3 mentions for Littelfuse. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Littelfuse's score of 1.15 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Advanced Energy Industries
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Littelfuse currently has a consensus target price of $234.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.69%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus target price of $140.90, indicating a potential downside of 20.21%. Given Littelfuse's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Advanced Energy Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 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 62.5% 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 increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

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%

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats Littelfuse on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LFUS vs. The Competition

MetricLittelfuseELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.55B$6.09B$32.75B$10.52B
Dividend Yield1.14%2.36%3.14%4.57%
P/E Ratio54.7027.09452.7426.62
Price / Sales2.872.651,857.56119.74
Price / Cash19.1224.7638.4861.85
Price / Book2.702.667.306.45
Net Income$100.19M$177.35M$810.65M$271.57M
7 Day Performance-0.36%1.96%3.59%2.83%
1 Month Performance-0.14%5.17%7.46%7.27%
1 Year Performance0.85%22.76%24,212.84%26.07%

Littelfuse Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LFUS
Littelfuse
4.5345 of 5 stars
$262.57
-0.6%
$234.50
-10.7%
+1.4%$6.55B$2.26B54.7016,000Positive News
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.6146 of 5 stars
$174.76
+0.2%
$140.90
-19.4%
+72.0%$6.58B$1.48B79.0810,000Positive News
DIOD
Diodes
2.1268 of 5 stars
$54.97
+1.9%
$55.00
+0.1%
-8.6%$2.51B$1.31B40.128,593
MCHP
Microchip Technology
4.5018 of 5 stars
$65.40
+0.4%
$75.75
+15.8%
-15.1%$35.16B$4.40B-192.3519,400Positive News
MKSI
MKS
4.0483 of 5 stars
$127.90
-0.6%
$119.80
-6.3%
+16.4%$8.64B$3.59B32.4610,200Positive News
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NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.9407 of 5 stars
$225.73
+0.7%
$256.05
+13.4%
-2.7%$56.49B$12.61B26.9033,100Positive News
ESI
Element Solutions
4.6537 of 5 stars
$26.44
-0.3%
$27.38
+3.5%
+3.2%$6.41B$2.46B26.445,300
ITT
ITT
4.524 of 5 stars
$181.50
+0.3%
$188.11
+3.6%
+25.6%$14.12B$3.63B28.5411,700
ST
Sensata Technologies
4.6656 of 5 stars
$31.34
+0.2%
$34.64
+10.5%
-11.4%$4.55B$3.93B41.7819,000Positive News
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.4772 of 5 stars
$218.60
+1.1%
$199.55
-8.7%
+47.6%$63.87B$15.85B45.2687,000Positive News
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology
2.9478 of 5 stars
$15.38
+0.1%
$19.00
+23.5%
-16.7%$2.08B$2.94B-23.6622,700

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This page (NASDAQ:LFUS) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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