What is Northland Capmk’s Forecast for Bel Fuse Q1 Earnings?

Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFB) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Bel Fuse in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks anticipates that the electronics maker will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Bel Fuse’s current full-year earnings is $5.65 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Bel Fuse’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.69 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on BELFB. Oppenheimer started coverage on Bel Fuse in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $105.00 price target on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Bel Fuse from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of Bel Fuse from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $100.00.

Bel Fuse Stock Performance

NASDAQ BELFB opened at $86.07 on Monday. Bel Fuse has a twelve month low of $45.74 and a twelve month high of $92.61. The company has a quick ratio of 2.71, a current ratio of 2.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.32, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.28. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.57.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bel Fuse

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Bel Fuse by 56.3% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 8,240 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $647,000 after buying an additional 2,968 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Bel Fuse by 168.0% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 36,680 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $2,880,000 after buying an additional 22,995 shares during the last quarter. Roubaix Capital LLC grew its stake in Bel Fuse by 16.4% in the third quarter. Roubaix Capital LLC now owns 64,399 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $5,056,000 after purchasing an additional 9,069 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in Bel Fuse by 2.6% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 41,059 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $3,224,000 after acquiring an additional 1,029 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Global Investments bought a new stake in shares of Bel Fuse in the 3rd quarter valued at about $479,000. 58.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Bel Fuse news, VP Joseph Francis Berry sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.30, for a total transaction of $80,300.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 8,023 shares in the company, valued at approximately $644,246.90. This represents a 11.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 5.37% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Bel Fuse Dividend Announcement

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

About Bel Fuse

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.