Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $403.74 and last traded at $394.55, with a volume of 197726 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $396.49.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LFUS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Williams Trading set a $360.00 price target on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Zacks Research cut Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. UBS Group set a $360.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $380.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $374.00.

Littelfuse Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $354.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $300.44. The company has a market cap of $10.24 billion, a P/E ratio of -140.39, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.91.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.51 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $593.93 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $583.53 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.The company’s revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.04 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 12.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 8,875 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.55, for a total transaction of $2,853,756.25. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,932,193.95. The trade was a 59.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.24, for a total transaction of $1,731,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,037,019.52. The trade was a 6.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 49,012 shares of company stock worth $16,227,764 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LFUS. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 147,379 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,173,000 after purchasing an additional 2,013 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,469,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the third quarter worth approximately $810,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL lifted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 98.1% during the third quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 82,126 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $21,271,000 after buying an additional 40,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jain Global LLC bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the third quarter valued at approximately $12,485,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Company 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.