Sidoti Predicts Lifetime Brands’ Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:LCUT)

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Equities researchers at Sidoti reduced their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Lifetime Brands in a research report issued on Friday, August 7th. Sidoti analyst A. Lebiedzinski now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $0.73 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 quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.21) by $1.39. Lifetime Brands had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 26.39%. The company had revenue of $141.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $136.64 million.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on LCUT. Roth Capital upped their price objective on Lifetime Brands from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lifetime Brands in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Lifetime Brands from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on Lifetime Brands from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Lifetime Brands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.50.

Lifetime Brands Stock Performance

LCUT opened at $9.27 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $8.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.51. Lifetime Brands has a 1 year low of $2.90 and a 1 year high of $10.12. The company has a market capitalization of $213.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

Lifetime Brands Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in Lifetime Brands in the 2nd quarter valued at about $88,000. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in shares of Lifetime Brands during the second quarter worth approximately $102,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Lifetime Brands in the third quarter valued at approximately $118,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 39.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 20,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,000 after buying an additional 5,809 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Lifetime Brands by 388.4% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 51,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 41,191 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 40.62% of the company’s stock.

About Lifetime Brands

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.