Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFA) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $141.50 and last traded at $141.0260, with a volume of 12321 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $136.78.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Bel Fuse in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Bel Fuse has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $115.00.

Bel Fuse Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $1.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.93 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 3.05 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $123.43 and its 200 day moving average is $99.94.

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.59. Bel Fuse had a net margin of 10.04% and a return on equity of 21.84%. The firm had revenue of $178.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $171.69 million. Bel Fuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Bel Fuse Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 15th will be issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 15th. Bel Fuse’s payout ratio is 4.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bel Fuse

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BELFA. Herald Investment Management Ltd boosted its stake in Bel Fuse by 87.5% in the 1st quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd now owns 7,500 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $540,000 after purchasing an additional 3,500 shares in the last quarter. Cynosure Group LLC purchased a new position in Bel Fuse in the first quarter worth about $310,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Bel Fuse by 19.6% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 35,895 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,587,000 after buying an additional 5,876 shares in the last quarter. Makaira Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Bel Fuse during the first quarter valued at approximately $288,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Bel Fuse by 41.5% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 2,613 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $188,000 after buying an additional 767 shares during the last quarter. 6.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Bel Fuse

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.