Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.75 on March 5th

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.75 per share by the technology company on Thursday, March 5th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th.

Littelfuse has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse has a payout ratio of 26.8% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Littelfuse to earn $11.56 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 26.0%.

Littelfuse Price Performance

NASDAQ:LFUS opened at $359.55 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -123.98, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $290.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $268.03. Littelfuse has a 1 year low of $142.10 and a 1 year high of $367.35.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.51 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $593.93 million for 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%.Littelfuse’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.04 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Littelfuse will post 9.49 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. UBS Group set a $360.00 target price on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $360.00 price objective on Littelfuse in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $364.00.

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.