Sidoti Has Pessimistic View of Lifetime Brands Q2 Earnings

Key Points

• Sidoti cut its Q2 2026 EPS estimate for Lifetime Brands to ($0.23) (from ($0.20)) and trimmed FY2026 to $0.57, reflecting a more pessimistic near-term outlook.
• Lifetime Brands recently beat the March-quarter consensus with $1.05 EPS versus $0.18 expected, but still reported a negative net margin (-4.16%) and faces mixed analyst sentiment with a consensus Hold rating and a $5.00 target.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0425 (annualized yield ~2.6%), and shares have been trading near $6.45 with a market cap around $147 million.

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Sidoti lowered their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Lifetime Brands in a report released on Monday, May 4th. Sidoti analyst A. Lebiedzinski now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.23) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.20). The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands' current full-year earnings is $0.61 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands' Q3 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.19) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.87. Lifetime Brands had a negative net margin of 4.16% and a positive return on equity of 4.66%. The company had revenue of $204.07 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $202.09 million.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on LCUT. Wall Street Zen upgraded Lifetime Brands to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Lifetime Brands in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on Lifetime Brands from $3.50 to $5.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Roth Mkm assumed coverage on Lifetime Brands in a research report on Friday, February 13th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $5.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Lifetime Brands from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lifetime Brands has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $5.00.

Lifetime Brands Trading Up 8.4%

Shares of LCUT stock opened at $6.45 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 2.85. The company has a market capitalization of $147.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.20, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.92. Lifetime Brands has a 52-week low of $2.89 and a 52-week high of $8.20. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.25.

Lifetime Brands Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a $0.0425 dividend. This represents a $0.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st. Lifetime Brands's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -13.71%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JB Capital Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Lifetime Brands by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. JB Capital Partners LP now owns 1,627,852 shares of the company's stock worth $6,430,000 after acquiring an additional 40,000 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 388.4% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 51,795 shares of the company's stock valued at $205,000 after purchasing an additional 41,191 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 0.5% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 913,425 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,535,000 after purchasing an additional 4,703 shares during the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Lifetime Brands by 3.8% during the third quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 243,414 shares of the company's stock worth $942,000 after purchasing an additional 8,820 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in shares of Lifetime Brands in the third quarter worth about $118,000. Hedge funds and other 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.

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