Q3 EPS Estimates for Lifetime Brands Reduced by Sidoti Csr

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Sidoti Csr dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Lifetime Brands in a report issued on Friday, May 9th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now forecasts 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 announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.25) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by ($0.11). Lifetime Brands had a positive return on equity of 3.13% and a negative net margin of 3.19%. The firm had revenue of $140.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $144.86 million.

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

Lifetime Brands Stock Performance

LCUT stock traded down $0.32 on Monday, reaching $3.32. 97,150 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 69,726. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.41 million, a PE ratio of -3.35, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.55. Lifetime Brands has a 12 month low of $2.89 and a 12 month high of $11.68. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $4.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.25. 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 Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st 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 5.12%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. Lifetime Brands's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -27.87%.

Institutional Trading of Lifetime Brands

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LCUT. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 101,073 shares of the company's stock valued at $597,000 after purchasing an additional 4,980 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 38.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 19,016 shares of the company's stock valued at $124,000 after buying an additional 5,302 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 84.9% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 21,625 shares of the company's stock worth $128,000 after acquiring an additional 9,932 shares in the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Lifetime Brands by 41.8% in the fourth quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 34,640 shares of the company's stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 10,219 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in Lifetime Brands in the third quarter valued at about $67,000. 40.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.