Pekao Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. Purchases New Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Pekao Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 6,455 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,633,000. Littelfuse comprises approximately 1.3% of Pekao Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych S.A.’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 1,666.7% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 106 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new stake in Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Littelfuse by 57.6% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on LFUS shares. Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Benchmark raised Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $374.00.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $389.49 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $349.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $295.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.80 billion, a P/E ratio of -134.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.69. Littelfuse, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $150.07 and a fifty-two week high of $397.00.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.53 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.04 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is -103.45%.

Insider Activity at Littelfuse

In other Littelfuse news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.24, for a total transaction of $1,731,200.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 69,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,037,019.52. The trade was a 6.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 5,488 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.35, for a total value of $1,791,008.80. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 10,175 shares in the company, valued at $3,320,611.25. This trade represents a 35.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 49,012 shares of company stock valued at $16,227,764 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse 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.