Insider Selling: Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total value of $1,355,880.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 64,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

Shares of LFUS traded up $23.54 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $462.98. The company had a trading volume of 152,356 shares, compared to its average volume of 291,671. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52-week low of $215.16 and a 52-week high of $500.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -273.95, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $421.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $344.33.

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

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st were issued a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 21st. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently -177.51%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Littelfuse by 6.0% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 597 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $203,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 1st quarter worth $2,592,000. Bull Harbor Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 1st quarter worth $338,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 34.1% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 889 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 24.3% in the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 29,300 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $9,943,000 after purchasing an additional 5,721 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LFUS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $465.83.

About Littelfuse

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.