Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Purchases New Position in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec acquired a new position in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 3,640 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,657,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Littelfuse by 1.5% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter worth $1,148,821,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $259,035,000 after purchasing an additional 412,160 shares in the last quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. lifted its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. now owns 980,498 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $247,988,000 after purchasing an additional 37,203 shares during the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Littelfuse by 58.6% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $154,273,000 after purchasing an additional 225,445 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total transaction of $1,355,880.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at $29,344,858.88. The trade was a 4.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LFUS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Littelfuse from $430.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Williams Trading set a $520.00 price target on Littelfuse in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Weiss Ratings raised Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Littelfuse currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $465.83.

Littelfuse Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of Littelfuse stock opened at $405.42 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $430.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $407.50. The company has a market cap of $10.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -810.82, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 1 year low of $233.36 and a 1 year high of $500.57.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $4.19 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $703.38 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.30 EPS. The business’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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Littelfuse, Inc. will post 15.78 EPS for the current year.

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

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

Littelfuse 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.