Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) To Go Ex-Dividend on May 21st

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be given a dividend of 0.75 per share by the technology company on Thursday, June 4th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 21st.

Littelfuse has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually 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% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Littelfuse to earn $15.19 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 19.7%.

Littelfuse Trading Down 0.0%

LFUS opened at $441.58 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -261.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.46. Littelfuse has a 12 month low of $192.44 and a 12 month high of $475.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $361.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $308.64. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $2.19 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Littelfuse will post 12.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Gordon Hunter sold 911 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $367.68, for a total transaction of $334,956.48. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 26,789 shares in the company, valued at $9,849,779.52. The trade was a 3.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Anthony Grillo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.24, for a total transaction of $1,731,200.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 69,423 shares in the company, valued at $24,037,019.52. This represents a 6.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 9,351 shares of company stock valued at $3,361,060 over the last quarter. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new position in shares of Littelfuse during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Littelfuse in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. acquired a new position in Littelfuse in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Littelfuse by 57.6% in 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. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.