Analysts Set Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Target Price at $292.50

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $292.50.

Several analysts recently issued reports on LFUS shares. Baird R W raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Robert W. Baird raised Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $290.00 to $310.00 in a report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday.

Littelfuse Trading Up 2.1%

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $278.39 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $254.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $252.65. Littelfuse has a 52-week low of $142.10 and a 52-week high of $279.05. The company has a quick ratio of 3.05, a current ratio of 4.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.20. Littelfuse had a net margin of 5.66% and a return on equity of 9.89%. The business had revenue of $624.64 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $623.70 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.71 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Littelfuse will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were paid a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 20th. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is currently 57.14%.

Insider Activity

In other Littelfuse news, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 4,454 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.07, for a total value of $1,153,897.78. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,556,751.63. This represents a 42.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 2,049 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.02, for a total transaction of $553,270.98. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,747,453.50. This trade represents a 16.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 14,034 shares of company stock worth $3,670,025 over the last 90 days. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 4.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,925,048 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $757,617,000 after buying an additional 122,392 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its position in shares of Littelfuse by 2.6% during the second quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 1,068,927 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $242,358,000 after purchasing an additional 26,824 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its position in shares of Littelfuse by 32.1% during the third quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 612,016 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $158,518,000 after purchasing an additional 148,586 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the second quarter valued at $114,721,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Littelfuse by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 490,619 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $127,071,000 after purchasing an additional 11,394 shares during the period. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Littelfuse Company Profile

Littelfuse, Inc is a global manufacturer of circuit protection, power control, and sensing technologies. Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company develops and produces a broad range of products designed to safeguard electrical and electronic systems across a variety of end markets. Littelfuse’s offerings include fuses, semiconductors, relays, and sensors, all engineered to protect against overcurrent, overvoltage, and thermal events in demanding applications.

The company’s product portfolio is organized into key segments such as Automotive, Industrial & Electronics, and Power & Sensor.