Litchfield Hills Research Comments on Bel Fuse Q1 Earnings

Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFB) – Equities research analysts at Litchfield Hills Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bel Fuse in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Litchfield Hills Research analyst T. O’neill anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings of $1.00 per share 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.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on BELFB. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on Bel Fuse in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $105.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded Bel Fuse from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on Bel Fuse from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $100.00.

Bel Fuse Stock Down 1.5 %

BELFB opened at $82.11 on Thursday. Bel Fuse has a one year low of $50.29 and a one year high of $92.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 2.92. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $81.58 and its 200-day moving average is $77.91. The company has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 25.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.28.

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

Bel Fuse Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 15th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.34%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 15th. Bel Fuse’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bel Fuse

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BELFB. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings 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 valued at $172,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in Bel Fuse by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 38,617 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $3,185,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Bel Fuse by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,887 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $486,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Bel Fuse by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,222 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $348,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Bel Fuse by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 6,891 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $568,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. 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.