Littelfuse, Inc. Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.75 (NASDAQ:LFUS)

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a dividend of 0.75 per share by the technology company on Thursday, March 5th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th.

Littelfuse has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse has a dividend payout ratio of 26.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Littelfuse to earn $11.56 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 26.0%.

Littelfuse Trading Up 6.1%

Shares of NASDAQ LFUS traded up $18.06 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $314.23. The company had a trading volume of 392,048 shares, compared to its average volume of 208,991. The stock has a market cap of $7.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.85, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.43. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $266.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $257.73. The company has a quick ratio of 3.05, a current ratio of 4.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. Littelfuse has a 12 month low of $142.10 and a 12 month high of $332.48.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.51 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $593.93 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $583.53 million. Littelfuse had a return on equity of 9.89% and a net margin of 5.66%.The firm’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.04 earnings per share. Littelfuse has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.700-2.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Littelfuse will post 9.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Ryan K. Stafford sold 2,162 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.31, for a total value of $580,086.22. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 28,591 shares in the company, valued at $7,671,251.21. This trade represents a 7.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Deepak Nayar sold 4,454 shares of Littelfuse stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $259.07, for a total value of $1,153,897.78. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,009 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,556,751.63. This trade represents a 42.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 14,034 shares of company stock worth $3,670,025 over the last quarter. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its stake in Littelfuse by 16.3% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 29,010 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,337,000 after buying an additional 4,065 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in shares of Littelfuse by 396.3% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 24,148 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,108,000 after acquiring an additional 19,282 shares in the last quarter. CPC Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Littelfuse during the fourth quarter worth $711,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its position in Littelfuse by 173.1% in the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 19,796 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,024,000 after purchasing an additional 12,548 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its stake in Littelfuse by 54.3% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 7,338 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,856,000 after purchasing an additional 2,581 shares during the period. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.