Brokers Issue Forecasts for Lifetime Brands FY2026 Earnings

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Analysts at Sidoti boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for Lifetime Brands in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 6th. Sidoti analyst A. Lebiedzinski now anticipates that the company will earn $2.10 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $2.06 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands’ FY2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on Lifetime Brands from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research lowered Lifetime Brands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $12.00 price target on shares of Lifetime Brands in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Lifetime Brands from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Lifetime Brands presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $9.50.

Lifetime Brands Price Performance

Shares of LCUT stock opened at $7.48 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap 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 has a fifty-two week low of $3.02 and a fifty-two week high of $10.17. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $8.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 2.11.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LCUT. JB Capital Partners LP purchased a new stake in Lifetime Brands in the second quarter worth $13,820,463. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Lifetime Brands during the 2nd quarter valued at $8,092,000. Martin & Co. Inc. TN bought a new stake in shares of Lifetime Brands during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,799,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lifetime Brands during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,139,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 14.3% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 116,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $670,000 after buying an additional 14,614 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.62% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lifetime Brands news, Director Jeffrey Siegel sold 7,359 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.51, for a total value of $69,984.09. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,158,978 shares in the company, valued at $11,021,880.78. This trade represents a 0.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold 22,423 shares of company stock valued at $213,176 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 44.40% of the company’s stock.

Lifetime Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 12th. Investors 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 is presently 13.18%.

About Lifetime Brands

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.