Lifetime Brands (LCUT) Competitors

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) and Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Is AM or LCUT a better dividend stock?

Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Lifetime Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Antero Midstream pays out 108.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lifetime Brands pays out -23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, AM or LCUT?

Antero Midstream has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifetime Brands has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AM or LCUT?

Antero Midstream has higher revenue and earnings than Lifetime Brands. Lifetime Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Midstream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Antero Midstream	$1.18B	6.98	$400.89M	$0.83	20.67
Lifetime Brands	$682.95M	0.12	-$8.41M	-$0.71	-5.37

Does the media refer more to AM or LCUT?

In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 15 more articles in the media than Lifetime Brands. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Antero Midstream and 2 mentions for Lifetime Brands. Lifetime Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Antero Midstream's score of 1.28 indicating that Lifetime Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Midstream	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lifetime Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AM or LCUT?

Antero Midstream received 229 more outperform votes than Lifetime Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.57% of users gave Lifetime Brands an outperform vote while only 64.87% of users gave Antero Midstream an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Antero Midstream	Outperform Votes 469 64.87%	Underperform Votes 254 35.13%
Lifetime Brands	Outperform Votes 240 65.57%	Underperform Votes 126 34.43%

Is AM or LCUT more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 36.24% compared to Lifetime Brands' net margin of -3.19%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 18.82% beat Lifetime Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antero Midstream	36.24%	18.82%	6.95%
Lifetime Brands	-3.19%	3.13%	1.10%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AM or LCUT?

54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of Lifetime Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Antero Midstream shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.2% of Lifetime Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer AM or LCUT?

Antero Midstream presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.80%. Lifetime Brands has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 96.85%. Given Lifetime Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lifetime Brands is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Lifetime Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Antero Midstream beats Lifetime Brands on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.