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 Bel Fuse in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Litchfield Hills Research analyst T. O’neill forecasts that the electronics maker will earn $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 equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. StockNews.com lowered Bel Fuse from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on Bel Fuse from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on Bel Fuse in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $105.00 target price for the company. One investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bel Fuse presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.00.

Bel Fuse Price Performance

BELFB stock opened at $82.11 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 2.92. Bel Fuse has a 1 year low of $50.29 and a 1 year high of $92.61. The firm has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $77.91.

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The electronics maker reported ($0.14) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.96 by ($1.10). The firm had revenue of $149.86 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 company earned $1.29 earnings per share.

Bel Fuse Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 yield of 0.34%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 15th. Bel Fuse’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.56%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Bel Fuse during the 4th quarter worth approximately $148,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Bel Fuse by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,197 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $172,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new position in Bel Fuse during the 4th quarter worth approximately $240,000. Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC bought a new position in Bel Fuse during the 4th quarter worth approximately $298,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC bought a new position in Bel Fuse during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $288,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.39% of the company’s stock.

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.