Q3 EPS Estimates for Lifetime Brands Lowered by Sidoti Csr

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT - Free Report) - Analysts at Sidoti Csr lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Lifetime Brands in a report released on Friday, May 9th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands' current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.14) by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $140.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $144.86 million. Lifetime Brands had a negative net margin of 3.19% and a positive return on equity of 3.13%.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on LCUT. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on shares of Lifetime Brands from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com cut shares of Lifetime Brands from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Lifetime Brands from $6.75 to $6.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th.

Lifetime Brands Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of LCUT stock traded down $0.02 on Monday, hitting $3.31. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,949 shares, compared to its average volume of 69,297. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Lifetime Brands has a fifty-two week low of $2.89 and a fifty-two week high of $11.68. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $4.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JB Capital Partners LP raised its stake in Lifetime Brands by 32.7% in the 4th quarter. JB Capital Partners LP now owns 1,248,121 shares of the company's stock worth $7,376,000 after purchasing an additional 307,307 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 270.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 140,710 shares of the company's stock worth $694,000 after acquiring an additional 102,691 shares during the last quarter. Martin & Co. Inc. TN boosted its stake in shares of Lifetime Brands by 41.2% in the 4th quarter. Martin & Co. Inc. TN now owns 331,939 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,962,000 after purchasing an additional 96,816 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 744.1% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 45,589 shares of the company's stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 40,188 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 22.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 133,160 shares of the company's stock valued at $787,000 after acquiring an additional 24,445 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 40.62% of the company's stock.

Lifetime Brands Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.0425 per share. This represents a $0.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.14%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. Lifetime Brands's dividend payout ratio is -27.87%.

About Lifetime Brands

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.