Hsbc Holdings PLC Increases Holdings in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 220.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,350 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,680 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $1,357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of LFUS. Key Capital Management INC purchased a new stake in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered Littelfuse from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Littelfuse currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $465.83.

Littelfuse Trading Down 3.3%

NASDAQ LFUS opened at $440.39 on Thursday. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12 month low of $225.25 and a 12 month high of $500.57. The company has a 50-day moving average of $451.21 and a 200-day moving average of $366.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.61 and a quick ratio of 1.82. The company has a market cap of $11.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -260.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.49.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.83 by $0.48. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 1.61% and a positive return on equity of 11.62%. The business had revenue of $656.97 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $638.98 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.19 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict 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. Shareholders 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 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 21st. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -177.51%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total transaction of $4,963,165.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,613,315.48. The trade was a 65.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total value of $1,355,880.00. Following the sale, the director 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 15,494 shares of company stock worth $6,750,834. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.