Man Group plc Acquires New Shares in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Man Group plc acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 30,082 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,697,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Horizon Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the 4th quarter worth about $617,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Littelfuse by 554.6% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 23,744 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,005,000 after acquiring an additional 20,117 shares in the last quarter. Nano Cap New Millennium Growth Fund L P purchased a new position in Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at about $822,000. Summit Creek Advisors LLC raised its position in Littelfuse by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Summit Creek Advisors LLC now owns 70,714 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $17,885,000 after acquiring an additional 5,678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Littelfuse by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,969,874 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $751,141,000 after acquiring an additional 44,826 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Littelfuse news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 64,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Price Performance

NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $421.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -842.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company’s 50-day moving average is $432.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $407.52. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12-month low of $233.36 and a 12-month high of $500.57.

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

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -640.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on LFUS. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 target price on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Zacks Research cut Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Williams Trading set a $520.00 price target on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $465.83.

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.