HighTower Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 554.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,744 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 20,117 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $6,005,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Key Capital Management INC purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 57.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 134 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 1,025.0% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 135 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.14% of the company’s stock.

Littelfuse Price Performance

LFUS stock opened at $475.66 on Thursday. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $395.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $328.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.03 billion, a PE ratio of -281.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.46. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 1 year low of $201.19 and a 1 year high of $483.95.

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

Littelfuse Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on LFUS. Zacks Research upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price target on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Benchmark upgraded Littelfuse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $360.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $436.67.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Maggie Chu sold 11,397 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $435.48, for a total value of $4,963,165.56. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 6,001 shares in the company, valued at $2,613,315.48. This represents a 65.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders sold 12,494 shares of company stock valued at $5,394,954 in the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.