Sidoti Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Lifetime Brands

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Sidoti cut their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lifetime Brands in a report issued on Friday, August 7th. Sidoti analyst A. Lebiedzinski now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $1.39 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.21) by $1.39. Lifetime Brands had a return on equity of 26.39% and a net margin of 4.81%.The business had revenue of $141.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $136.64 million.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on LCUT. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 price objective on shares of Lifetime Brands in a research note on Tuesday. Zacks Research raised shares of Lifetime Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lifetime Brands in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on shares of Lifetime Brands from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Lifetime Brands from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $9.50.

Lifetime Brands Price Performance

LCUT opened at $9.63 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $221.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.73, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Lifetime Brands has a 12-month low of $2.90 and a 12-month high of $10.12. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.55.

Lifetime Brands Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.0425 per share. This represents a $0.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. Lifetime Brands’s dividend payout ratio is 11.89%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lifetime Brands

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LCUT. JB Capital Partners LP bought a new position in Lifetime Brands in the second quarter worth about $13,820,463,000. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Lifetime Brands in the 2nd quarter valued at about $8,092,000. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new stake in shares of Lifetime Brands in the 2nd quarter valued at about $102,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Lifetime Brands in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $285,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of Lifetime Brands in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $220,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.62% of the company’s stock.

Lifetime Brands Company Profile

Lifetime Brands, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, sources, manufactures and distributes a broad portfolio of consumer products for the home. Headquartered in Garden City, New York, the company operates three primary business segments—Kitchenware, Tabletop & Home Décor and Tools & Storage—providing solutions for food preparation, cooking, serving and storage under both proprietary and licensed brand names.

In the Kitchenware segment, Lifetime Brands offers cookware, bakeware, cutlery and small electric appliances under brands such as Farberware and Chef’sChoice.