The stock of Littelfuse, Inc (LFUS) has seen a 0.77% increase in the past week, with a -28.27% drop in the past month, and a -33.42% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.95% for LFUS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -13.86% for LFUS’s stock, with a -35.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Littelfuse, Inc (NASDAQ: LFUS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Littelfuse, Inc (NASDAQ: LFUS) is 34.24x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LFUS is 1.43. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LFUS is 24.40M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.78% of that float. On April 18, 2025, LFUS’s average trading volume was 236.31K shares.
LFUS) stock’s latest price update
Littelfuse, Inc (NASDAQ: LFUS)’s stock price has soared by 0.99 in relation to previous closing price of 152.38. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.77% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-15 that Littelfuse’s growth depends heavily on macroeconomic conditions, and recent weakness in end-markets (e.g., consumer electronics, appliances) plus recession fears and tariffs have hampered revenue growth and share price performance. Despite short-term challenges, the company’s essential components for circuit protection, sensing, and power control are well-positioned to benefit from key mega-trends such as electrification, EV adoption, renewable energy, and industrial. Roughly half of Littelfuse’s revenue growth over the years has come from disciplined M&A, supported by a healthy balance sheet that gives it flexibility to act on attractive bolt-on opportunities.
Analysts’ Opinion of LFUS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LFUS stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for LFUS by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LFUS in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $182 based on the research report published on April 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LFUS reach a price target of $310. The rating they have provided for LFUS stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 17th, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to LFUS, setting the target price at $280 in the report published on August 13th of the previous year.
LFUS Trading at -26.36% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LFUS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -44.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.95%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.76%, as shares sank -27.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -34.01% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LFUS rose by +0.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -37.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $178.64. In addition, Littelfuse, Inc saw -34.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LFUS starting from Collins John William Jr, who proposed sale 897 shares at the price of $232.09 back on Feb 04 ’25. After this action, Collins John William Jr now owns shares of Littelfuse, Inc, valued at $208,185 using the latest closing price.
Cole Matthew, the SVP eMobility & Corp Strategy of Littelfuse, Inc, sale 500 shares at $255.00 during a trade that took place back on Feb 19 ’25, which means that Cole Matthew is holding 5,522 shares at $127,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LFUS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Littelfuse, Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 4.62, with 2.87 for asset returns.
Based on Littelfuse, Inc (LFUS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.87. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 321.03 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.58.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Littelfuse, Inc (LFUS) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
