Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS) had a rough trading day for Wednesday January 30 as shares tumbled 7.38%, or a loss of $-13.61 per share, to close at $170.75. After opening the day at $171.84, shares of Littelfuse Inc. traded as high as $178.45 and as low as $168.99. Volume was 594,704 shares over 7,469 trades, against an average daily volume of n/a shares and a total float of 25.16 million.
As a result of the decline, Littelfuse Inc. now has a market cap of $4.3 billion.
The stock has a P/E Ratio of 38.9.
Littelfuse Inc designs, manufactures, and sells products that protect circuits against surges in voltage and current. The company sells its products globally in the following markets: electronics (53% of 2011 revenue), automotive (30%), and electrical (17%) markets.
Littelfuse Inc. is based out of Chicago, IL and has some 10,700 employees. Its CEO is David W. Heinzmann.