Inscription Capital LLC Makes New Investment in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Inscription Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 2,419 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $627,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in LFUS. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Littelfuse by 1,666.7% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 106 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank increased its position in shares of Littelfuse by 264.7% in the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 124 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Littelfuse in the second quarter worth $29,000. Steph & Co. acquired a new position in Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd bought a new stake in Littelfuse during the second quarter worth about $33,000. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other 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 transaction 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 4,454 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $259.07, for a total transaction of $1,153,897.78. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,009 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,556,751.63. This represents a 42.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 14,034 shares of company stock worth $3,670,025 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LFUS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen cut Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Robert W. Baird upgraded Littelfuse from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $290.00 to $310.00 in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Littelfuse from $325.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $335.00.

Littelfuse Trading Up 5.2%

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $301.50 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.05, a current ratio of 4.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Littelfuse, Inc. has a twelve month low of $142.10 and a twelve month high of $305.00. The company has a market cap of $7.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.43. The business’s fifty day moving average is $261.57 and its 200 day moving average is $255.92.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The technology company reported $2.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 in the prior year, the firm earned $2.71 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.600 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 9.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.