Sidoti Csr Decreases Earnings Estimates for Lifetime Brands

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Lifetime Brands in a research report issued on Monday, November 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now forecasts that the company will earn $0.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands' current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands' FY2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Lifetime Brands from $13.50 to $14.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. StockNews.com raised shares of Lifetime Brands from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on Lifetime Brands from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 18th.

Lifetime Brands Price Performance

Shares of LCUT stock traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $5.84. The company had a trading volume of 36,806 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,538. The company has a market capitalization of $129.40 million, a P/E ratio of -5.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.26. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $6.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.95. Lifetime Brands has a 52-week low of $5.25 and a 52-week high of $11.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.17). Lifetime Brands had a positive return on equity of 3.11% and a negative net margin of 3.19%. The business had revenue of $183.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $193.90 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.36 EPS.

Lifetime Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a $0.043 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. This represents a $0.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.95%. Lifetime Brands's payout ratio is -17.17%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lifetime Brands

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LCUT. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Lifetime Brands during the first quarter valued at about $726,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 28.5% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 20,621 shares of the company's stock worth $177,000 after buying an additional 4,575 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 20.4% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 318,957 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,737,000 after purchasing an additional 54,142 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Lifetime Brands by 22.8% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 151,186 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,299,000 after acquiring an additional 28,104 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in Lifetime Brands by 88.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 161,252 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,385,000 after acquiring an additional 75,475 shares in the last quarter. 40.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Lifetime Brands

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.