Antero Midstream (AM) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer LCUT or AM?

In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 16 more articles in the media than Lifetime Brands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Antero Midstream and 2 mentions for Lifetime Brands. Lifetime Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Antero Midstream's score of 1.02 indicating that Lifetime Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lifetime Brands	Positive
Antero Midstream	Positive

Is LCUT or AM 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
Lifetime Brands	-3.19%	3.13%	1.10%
Antero Midstream	36.24%	18.82%	6.95%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LCUT or AM?

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
Lifetime Brands	$682.95M	0.13	-$8.41M	-$0.71	-5.45
Antero Midstream	$1.18B	6.80	$400.89M	$0.83	20.15

Is LCUT or AM a better dividend stock?

Lifetime Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Lifetime Brands pays out -23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts rate LCUT or AM?

Lifetime Brands currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 93.80%. Antero Midstream has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.35%. Given Lifetime Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lifetime Brands is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, LCUT or AM?

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LCUT or AM?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LCUT or AM?

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

Summary

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