Commerce Bank Makes New $8.29 Million Investment in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Commerce Bank purchased a new position in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 18,208 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,291,000. Commerce Bank owned approximately 0.07% of Littelfuse as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of LFUS. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter worth about $51,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Prosperity Bancshares Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Littelfuse in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 292.1% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 149 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LFUS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research lowered Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Littelfuse in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $465.83.

Littelfuse Price Performance

LFUS stock opened at $412.26 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $10.47 billion, a PE ratio of -824.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.49. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 12 month low of $233.36 and a 12 month high of $500.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $437.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $405.38.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.78 by $0.41. Littelfuse had a negative net margin of 0.31% and a positive return on equity of 13.02%. The firm had revenue of $738.78 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $703.38 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.30 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.850-5.050 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 15.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be given a $0.80 dividend. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. Littelfuse’s payout ratio is -640.00%.

Insider Transactions at Littelfuse

In other news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. This represents a 4.42% 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. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.