Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Sunday.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LFUS. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Baird R W upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Littelfuse from $325.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Littelfuse has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $335.00.

Littelfuse Stock Performance

LFUS stock opened at $297.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.43. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $259.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $255.25. Littelfuse has a 12-month low of $142.10 and a 12-month high of $303.88. The company has a current ratio of 4.00, a quick ratio of 3.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $0.20. Littelfuse had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 5.66%.The business had revenue of $624.64 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $623.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.71 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Littelfuse news, SVP Peter Sung-Jip Kim sold 2,049 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $270.02, for a total value of $553,270.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 10,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,747,453.50. This trade represents a 16.76% 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, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 2,162 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.31, for a total value of $580,086.22. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 28,591 shares in the company, valued at $7,671,251.21. The trade was a 7.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 14,034 shares of company stock valued at $3,670,025. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Littelfuse

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Perigon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $218,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Littelfuse by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 52,015 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $13,656,000 after buying an additional 1,161 shares during the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC raised its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 14,733 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,726,000 after buying an additional 395 shares during the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Littelfuse by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,475 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Point Inc. boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 2,520 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

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.