Q1 EPS Estimates for Lifetime Brands Decreased by Analyst

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Lifetime Brands in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.13) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.12). The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.06) EPS.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.17). The business had revenue of $183.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $193.90 million. Lifetime Brands had a negative net margin of 3.19% and a positive return on equity of 3.13%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.36 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Lifetime Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. DA Davidson dropped their price target on shares of Lifetime Brands from $14.00 to $11.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on Lifetime Brands from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 18th.

Lifetime Brands Price Performance

Shares of LCUT opened at $5.85 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $5.91 and its 200-day moving average is $6.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a market capitalization of $129.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 1.27. Lifetime Brands has a fifty-two week low of $5.25 and a fifty-two week high of $11.68.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Lifetime Brands by 3.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,216,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,449,000 after buying an additional 38,471 shares during the last quarter. JB Capital Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of Lifetime Brands by 13.0% during the 3rd quarter. JB Capital Partners LP now owns 940,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,106,000 after acquiring an additional 108,193 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Lifetime Brands by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 294,291 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,925,000 after acquiring an additional 11,118 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 88.0% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 161,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,385,000 after purchasing an additional 75,475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 22.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 151,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,299,000 after purchasing an additional 28,104 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.62% of the company’s stock.

Lifetime Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a $0.043 dividend. This represents a $0.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. Lifetime Brands’s dividend payout ratio is -17.17%.

Lifetime Brands Company Profile

Lifetime Brands, Inc designs, sources, and sells branded kitchenware, tableware, and other products for use in the home in the worldwide. The company provides kitchenware products, including kitchen tools and gadgets, cutlery, kitchen scales, thermometers, cutting boards, shears, cookware, pantryware, spice racks, and bakeware; and tableware products comprising dinnerware, stemware, flatware, and giftware.