By Amira McKee
Shares of Littelfuse climbed after the company reported higher fourth-quarter sales and adjusted earnings per share.
The stock jumped 7% to $316.70, marking a new 52-week high. The shares have risen 41% in the past year.
The industrial technology manufacturer said is fourth-quarter loss widened to $242.1 million, or $9.72 per share, from a loss of $51.8 million, or $2.09 per share, in the year-ago period.
Stripping out certain one-time expenses, adjusted earnings were $2.69 a share, up from $1.53 a share last year. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $2.52 a share.
Sales rose 12% to $593.9 million, exceeding Wall Street's forecast of $583.9 million.
For the first quarter of 2026, Littelfuse said it expects sales of $625 million to $645 million and adjusted earnings of $2.70 to $2.90 per share.
Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting first-quarter sales of $618 million and adjusted earnings of $2.80 per share.
Write to Amira McKee at amira.mckee@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 28, 2026 11:39 ET (16:39 GMT)
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