24,106 Shares in Littelfuse, Inc. $LFUS Purchased by Summit Creek Advisors LLC

Summit Creek Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 24,106 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,976,000. Littelfuse makes up about 3.7% of Summit Creek Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Summit Creek Advisors LLC owned 0.09% of Littelfuse at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in LFUS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Littelfuse by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,969,874 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $751,141,000 after acquiring an additional 44,826 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in Littelfuse during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,148,821,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its position 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 during the period. Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management N.V. raised 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 worth $247,988,000 after buying an additional 37,203 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Littelfuse by 58.6% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 609,966 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $154,273,000 after buying an additional 225,445 shares in the last quarter. 96.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Littelfuse news, Director Anthony Grillo sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $451.96, for a total value of $1,355,880.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 64,928 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,344,858.88. This represents a 4.42% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Littelfuse Trading Down 7.3%

Littelfuse stock opened at $437.51 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $439.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $403.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.76. Littelfuse, Inc. has a 52 week low of $233.36 and a 52 week high of $500.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -875.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.49.

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

Littelfuse Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a positive change from Littelfuse’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Littelfuse’s dividend payout ratio is currently -640.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on LFUS shares. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Littelfuse from $500.00 to $535.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 5th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Littelfuse from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target 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. Weiss Ratings upgraded Littelfuse from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Littelfuse from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $465.83.

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.