Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. Has $247.99 Million Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. boosted its holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 980,498 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,203 shares during the quarter. Littelfuse comprises approximately 2.1% of Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V.’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $247,988,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 1.5% during the 4th 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. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 67.3% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,024,176 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $259,035,000 after acquiring an additional 412,160 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 516,479 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $130,635,000 after acquiring an additional 25,860 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 476,990 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $120,668,000 after acquiring an additional 7,587 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 35.2% during the 3rd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 300,375 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $77,800,000 after acquiring an additional 78,197 shares during the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on LFUS shares. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Littelfuse has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $465.83.

Insider Transactions at Littelfuse

In related news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total transaction of $4,963,165.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares in the company, valued at $2,613,315.48. This trade represents a 65.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 15,494 shares of company stock worth $6,750,834 over the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Littelfuse Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $472.14 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $426.58 and its 200 day moving average is $346.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 2.61. The company has a market capitalization of $11.94 billion, a P/E ratio of -279.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.48. Littelfuse, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $215.16 and a fifty-two week high of $500.57.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.83 by $0.48. The company had revenue of $656.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $638.98 million. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 1.61% and a positive return on equity of 11.62%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.19 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 14.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st were issued a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is -177.51%.

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.