Littelfuse (LFUS) Competitors $237.94 +0.12 (+0.05%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LFUS vs. ST, DLB, SMTC, VSH, ROG, CTS, BELFB, APH, GLW, and POWLShould you be buying Littelfuse stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Littelfuse include Sensata Technologies (ST), Dolby Laboratories (DLB), Semtech (SMTC), Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), Rogers (ROG), CTS (CTS), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Amphenol (APH), Corning (GLW), and Powell Industries (POWL). Littelfuse vs. Sensata Technologies Dolby Laboratories Semtech Vishay Intertechnology Rogers CTS Bel Fuse Amphenol Corning Powell Industries Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) and Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media refer more to ST or LFUS? In the previous week, Littelfuse had 4 more articles in the media than Sensata Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Littelfuse and 4 mentions for Sensata Technologies. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Sensata Technologies' score of 1.25 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sensata Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Littelfuse 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ST or LFUS? Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.42%. Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. Given Sensata Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sensata Technologies is more favorable than Littelfuse.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sensata Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Littelfuse 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is ST or LFUS more profitable? Littelfuse has a net margin of 8.88% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of -1.98%. Sensata Technologies' return on equity of 17.68% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sensata Technologies-1.98% 17.68% 6.86% Littelfuse 8.88%8.49%5.32% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ST or LFUS? Sensata Technologies received 71 more outperform votes than Littelfuse when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.75% of users gave Sensata Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.37% of users gave Littelfuse an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSensata TechnologiesOutperform Votes44461.75% Underperform Votes27538.25% LittelfuseOutperform Votes37358.37% Underperform Votes26641.63% Is ST or LFUS a better dividend stock? Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sensata Technologies pays out -88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Littelfuse has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Sensata Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, ST or LFUS? Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ST or LFUS? Littelfuse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sensata Technologies. Sensata Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Littelfuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSensata Technologies$4.05B1.13-$3.91M-$0.54-56.91Littelfuse$2.36B2.50$259.48M$7.7830.58 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ST or LFUS? 99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Littelfuse shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLittelfuse beats Sensata Technologies on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm Press[Urgent] Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. Then, he did it again with Tesla… which is up more than 19,500% since 2010. For perspective, that turns $100 invested into almost $20,000! And now, Elon could be set to do it for the third and final time… with what might be his biggest breakthrough yet. And for the first time ever, you have the rare chance to profit BEFORE the upcoming IPO.Click here now for the urgent details on this hidden play. Get Littelfuse News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LFUS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LFUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLittelfuseSwitchgear & switchboard apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.91B$37.49B$23.93B$8.82BDividend Yield1.16%0.86%2.79%4.07%P/E Ratio30.5827.37255.3717.58Price / Sales2.503.403,289.7673.96Price / Cash13.9031.1932.8132.51Price / Book2.396.277.384.68Net Income$259.48M$1.35B$665.43M$225.87M7 Day Performance-5.86%-8.11%-0.42%-2.03%1 Month Performance-8.16%-4.88%0.51%0.07%1 Year Performance0.30%85.10%17.41%24.55% Littelfuse Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LFUSLittelfuse4.9654 of 5 stars$237.94+0.1%$285.00+19.8%+0.3%$5.90B$2.36B30.5817,000Positive NewsSTSensata Technologies4.8515 of 5 stars$30.73-0.8%$41.00+33.4%-4.9%$4.63B$4.05B0.0019,400Positive NewsDLBDolby Laboratories4.4891 of 5 stars$82.02+15.7%$100.00+21.9%-2.0%$7.82B$1.30B37.452,246Dividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSMTCSemtech2.8017 of 5 stars$49.17+4.1%$52.60+7.0%+209.1%$3.55B$868.76M0.001,917News CoverageVSHVishay Intertechnology4.1948 of 5 stars$15.17-0.4%$23.50+54.9%-33.2%$2.07B$3.40B24.4723,500Analyst UpgradeROGRogers2.9165 of 5 stars$102.58+1.6%N/A-22.7%$1.88B$908.40M38.283,300CTSCTS3.0897 of 5 stars$52.76+0.7%$46.00-12.8%+34.2%$1.59B$550.42M27.204,081BELFBBel Fuse4.4625 of 5 stars$75.33+2.1%$95.00+26.1%+39.1%$925.45M$524.94M17.285,260Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAPHAmphenol4.8387 of 5 stars$70.91-0.1%$69.63-1.8%+58.4%$85.49B$12.55B40.7595,000Positive NewsGLWCorning3.9725 of 5 stars$47.35+0.1%$50.08+5.8%+67.4%$40.49B$12.59B278.5349,800POWLPowell Industries2.0029 of 5 stars$261.82-16.1%N/A+209.1%$3.75B$1.01B21.302,725News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sensata Technologies Competitors Dolby Laboratories Competitors Semtech Competitors Vishay Intertechnology Competitors Rogers Competitors CTS Competitors Bel Fuse Competitors Amphenol Competitors Corning Competitors Powell Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LFUS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? Watch this ASAPThis little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrou...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | Sponsored24/7 Automated Profits in CryptoThe 4th quarter of 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most explosive periods for crypto in recent memory. But...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump Wins… But Elon Says Get Ready to BraceTrump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. He's taking on the economy wi...Genesis Gold Group | SponsoredBut another coin could soar even higher …Donald Trump wants to be America’s first crypto president. He was the keynote speaker at the recent Bitcoin co...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Littelfuse, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Littelfuse With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
