Litchfield Hills Research Estimates Bel Fuse Q1 Earnings

Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFB - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Litchfield Hills Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bel Fuse in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Litchfield Hills Research analyst T. O'neill anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $1.00 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Bel Fuse's current full-year earnings is $4.63 per share. Litchfield Hills Research also issued estimates for Bel Fuse's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.92 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Bel Fuse from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Bel Fuse from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Bel Fuse in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $105.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bel Fuse currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $100.00.

Bel Fuse Price Performance

Shares of Bel Fuse stock traded up $1.80 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $83.91. 90,046 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 87,235. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.92 and a quick ratio of 1.66. The firm has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.66, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.28. Bel Fuse has a 52 week low of $50.31 and a 52 week high of $92.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.19.

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The electronics maker reported ($0.14) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by ($1.10). The business had revenue of $149.86 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $126.41 million. Bel Fuse had a return on equity of 12.37% and a net margin of 7.66%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.29 EPS.

Bel Fuse Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th will be issued a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.33%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 15th. Bel Fuse's dividend payout ratio is currently 8.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bel Fuse

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in Bel Fuse during the 4th quarter worth $148,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Bel Fuse by 10.0% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,197 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Bel Fuse during the fourth quarter worth $240,000. Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bel Fuse during the 4th quarter worth about $298,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bel Fuse during the 3rd quarter worth about $288,000. 58.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Bel Fuse Company Profile

Bel Fuse Inc designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company's products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries.