Savant Capital LLC Sells 1,732 Shares of Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Savant Capital LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 33.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,489 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,732 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $882,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LFUS. Key Capital Management INC bought a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Littelfuse by 57.6% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in Littelfuse by 1,025.0% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 135 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in Littelfuse during the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $436.67.

Littelfuse Trading Up 5.3%

Shares of LFUS stock opened at $487.90 on Wednesday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 1 year low of $203.26 and a 1 year high of $489.60. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $403.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $333.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -288.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.83 by $0.48. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 1.61% and a positive return on equity of 11.62%. The business had revenue of $656.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $638.98 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.19 earnings per share. Littelfuse’s revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 14.86 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is -177.51%.

Insider Transactions at Littelfuse

In related news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total transaction of $4,963,165.56. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,613,315.48. The trade was a 65.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 12,494 shares of company stock worth $5,394,954 over the last 90 days. 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.