Lifetime Brands Stock Gets Reduced EPS Estimate from Sidoti

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Research analysts at Sidoti reduced their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Lifetime Brands in a report issued on Friday, November 6th. Sidoti analyst A. Lebiedzinski now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $2.06 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands’ Q3 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.12 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Lifetime Brands in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings cut Lifetime Brands from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Lifetime Brands from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research cut Lifetime Brands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lifetime Brands presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $9.50.

Lifetime Brands Stock Down 1.8%

LCUT stock opened at $7.48 on Monday. Lifetime Brands has a 52 week low of $3.02 and a 52 week high of $10.17. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $171.97 million, a P/E ratio of 3.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 1.08.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.16. Lifetime Brands had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 26.39%. The business had revenue of $177.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.96 million.

Lifetime Brands Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 29th will be paid a $0.0425 dividend. This represents a $0.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 29th. Lifetime Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jeffrey Siegel sold 11,560 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.53, for a total transaction of $110,166.80. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,166,337 shares in the company, valued at $11,115,191.61. The trade was a 0.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,423 shares of company stock valued at $213,176. Company insiders own 44.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lifetime Brands

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LCUT. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 7,546.9% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 74,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after buying an additional 73,809 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lifetime Brands in the 2nd quarter worth $220,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lifetime Brands during the 2nd quarter worth $123,000. AXQ Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Lifetime Brands during the 2nd quarter worth $93,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in shares of Lifetime Brands by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 21,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after acquiring an additional 1,237 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.62% of the company’s stock.

Lifetime Brands Company Profile

Lifetime Brands, Inc designs, sources, and sells a broad range of kitchenware, tableware, and home products. Its offerings include cookware, bakeware, cutlery, kitchen tools and gadgets, food storage and pantry products, barware, coffee and tea accessories, and dining and entertaining products.

The company markets products under a portfolio of owned, licensed, and private-label brands, including Farberware, Mikasa, Pfaltzgraff, KitchenAid, Taylor, Rabbit, Chicago Cutlery, Kamenstein, and Towle.