The past year hasn't been kind to the stocks featured in this article.
Each has tumbled to their lowest points in 12 months, leaving investors to decide whether they're witnessing fire sales or falling knives.
Looking back on electronic components stocks’ Q4 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) and its peers.
Littelfuse has gotten torched over the last six months - since October 2024, its stock price has dropped 45.2% to a new 52-week low of $142.64 per share. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings.
However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.
Looking back on electronic components stocks’ Q4 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) and its peers.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 electronic components earnings season.
Electronic component provider Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, but sales were flat year on year at $529.5 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $535 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.04 per share was 1.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Over the last six months, Littelfuse’s shares have sunk to $231.01, producing a disappointing 13% loss - a stark contrast to the S&P 500’s 4.2% gain. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
As the Q3 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the electronic components industry, including Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and its peers.
Electronic component provider Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) reported Q3 CY2024 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, but sales fell 6.5% year on year to $567.4 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $525 million was less impressive, coming in 5.5% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.71 per share was also 30.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
