Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS Shares Acquired by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 996.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 89,463 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 81,303 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned approximately 0.35% of Littelfuse worth $37,909,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,148,821,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $185,057,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $146,471,000. Boston Trust Walden Corp raised its stake in Littelfuse by 14.6% during the 1st quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 291,393 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $98,884,000 after acquiring an additional 37,126 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Littelfuse by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 257,187 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $87,282,000 after acquiring an additional 15,971 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Price Performance

NASDAQ:LFUS traded down $10.94 on Friday, reaching $380.89. 157,884 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 196,846. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $422.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $425.74. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12 month low of $233.36 and a 12 month high of $500.57. The firm has a market cap of $9.67 billion, a PE ratio of -761.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.78 by $0.41. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 13.02% and a negative net margin of 0.31%. The firm had revenue of $738.78 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $703.38 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.30 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 15.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th were issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is presently -640.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LFUS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $465.83.

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse, Inc is a diversified industrial technology company that develops and manufactures products designed to protect, control and sense electrical energy. Its portfolio includes fuses and circuit-protection devices, power semiconductor products, relays, switches, sensors and power-distribution components.

The company serves customers in the automotive, commercial vehicle, industrial, electronics and communications markets. Its products are used in applications ranging from vehicle electrification and battery systems to factory automation, renewable energy, consumer electronics and electrical infrastructure.

Founded in 1927, Littelfuse has expanded from its early focus on circuit protection into a global supplier of electrical and electronic components.