Lifetime Brands (LCUT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lifetime Brands, Inc. designs, sources, and sells branded kitchenware, tableware, and other products for use in the home in the worldwide. The company provides kitchenware products, including kitchen tools and gadgets, cutlery, kitchen scales, thermometers, cutting boards, shears, cookware, pantryware, spice racks, and bakeware; and tableware products comprising dinnerware, stemware, flatware, and giftware. It also provides home solutions, such as thermal beverageware, bath scales, weather and outdoor household, food storage, neoprene travel, and home décor products. The company owns or licenses various brands, including the Farberware, Mikasa, Taylor, KitchenAid, Pfaltzgraff, BUILT NY, Rabbit, Kamenstein, S'well, and Fred & Friends. It serves mass market merchants, specialty stores, department stores, warehouse clubs, grocery stores, off-price retailers, food service distributors, food and beverage outlets, and e-commerce. The company sells its products directly, as well as through its retail websites. Lifetime Brands, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Garden City, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.61 to $5.86
• 50-Day Range: $5.29 to $6.87
• 52-Week Range: $5.25 to $11.68
• Volume: 112,756 shs
• Average Volume: 74,900 shs
• Market Capitalization: $126.74 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.97%
• Price Target: $10.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Lifetime Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lifetime Brands scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 4th out of 287 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Lifetime Brands has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lifetime Brands has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 40.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lifetime Brands are expected to grow by 40.00% in the coming year, from $0.55 to $0.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lifetime Brands is -5.78, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lifetime Brands is -5.78, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lifetime Brands has a PEG Ratio of 0.82. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lifetime Brands has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the float of Lifetime Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lifetime Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lifetime Brands has recently decreased by 8.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Lifetime Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 2.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Lifetime Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Lifetime Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.08% next year. This indicates that Lifetime Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.52

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the float of Lifetime Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lifetime Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lifetime Brands has recently decreased by 8.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Lifetime Brands has a news sentiment score of -0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Lifetime Brands this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lifetime Brands insiders have bought 4.20% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $19,495.00 in company stock and sold $18,710.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

43.20% of the stock of Lifetime Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.62% of the stock of Lifetime Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LCUT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LCUT shares performed this year?

Lifetime Brands' stock was trading at $6.71 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LCUT stock has decreased by 14.8% and is now trading at $5.72.
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How were Lifetime Brands' earnings last quarter?

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.17. The firm earned $183.84 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $193.90 million. Lifetime Brands had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.13% and a negative net margin of 3.19%.

Who are Lifetime Brands' major shareholders?

Lifetime Brands' top institutional investors include JB Capital Partners LP (4.25%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.33%), State Street Corp (0.64%) and Royce & Associates LP (0.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Bruce Kay and Daniel Siegel.
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How do I buy shares of Lifetime Brands?

Shares of LCUT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Lifetime Brands own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lifetime Brands investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend: 11/01/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/15/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 2/14 Dividend: 1/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/14/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Cutlery, handtools, & general hardware
• Sub-Industry: Housewares & Specialties
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LCUT
• CUSIP: 53222Q10
• CIK: 874396
• Web: www.lifetimebrands.com
• Phone: (516) 683-6000
• Fax: 516-555-0101
• Employees: 1,230
• Year Founded: 1945

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $10.25
• High Stock Price Target: $11.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +79.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.99)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.40
• P/E Growth: 0.82
• Net Income: $-8,410,000.00
• Net Margins: -3.19%
• Pretax Margin: -1.69%
• Return on Equity: 3.13%
• Return on Assets: 1.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.88
• Current Ratio: 2.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $670.89 million
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: $1.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.22
• Book Value: $10.58 per share
• Price / Book: 0.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,157,000
• Free Float: 12,585,000
• Market Cap: $126.74 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.29