Lifetime Brands (LCUT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lifetime Brands, Inc. is a designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of kitchenware, tabletop products and other home-related goods. Its product offerings include cookware, bakeware, cutlery, kitchen tools and gadgets, food storage products, beverageware, dinnerware, flatware, serving accessories and home organization items.

The company markets products under a portfolio of owned, licensed and distributed brands, including Farberware, Mikasa, Pfaltzgraff, Chicago Cutlery, Kamenstein, Rabbit, Taylor and several Gibson brands. Lifetime also develops products for retailers and private-label programs, tailoring merchandise to specific customers and sales channels.

Lifetime Brands sells its products primarily in North America and also serves international markets. Its distribution channels include mass-market retailers, specialty stores, department stores, warehouse clubs, e-commerce platforms and food-service customers. The company is headquartered in Garden City, New York, and traces its origins to the postwar growth of the U.S. housewares industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.94 to $9.53
• 50-Day Range: $8.20 to $9.90
• 52-Week Range: $2.90 to $10.17
• Volume: 188,655 shs
• Average Volume: 163,648 shs
• Market Capitalization: $215.19 million
• P/E Ratio: 6.55
• Dividend Yield: 1.82%
• Price Target: $9.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Lifetime Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lifetime Brands scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 232nd out of 481 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Lifetime Brands has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Lifetime Brands is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lifetime Brands has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -48.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lifetime Brands are expected to decrease by -48.08% in the coming year, from $2.08 to $1.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lifetime Brands is 6.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lifetime Brands is 6.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.17.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lifetime Brands has a PEG Ratio of 0.32. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lifetime Brands has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.56% of the float of Lifetime Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lifetime Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.77.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lifetime Brands has recently decreased by 1.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Lifetime Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 1.84%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Lifetime Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Lifetime Brands is 11.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Lifetime Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.74% next year. This indicates that Lifetime Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Lifetime Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Lifetime Brands this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for LCUT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lifetime Brands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $213,176.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

44.40% of the stock of Lifetime Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

40.62% of the stock of Lifetime Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Household Durables
• Sub-Industry: Housewares & Specialties
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LCUT
• CIK: 874396
• Web: www.lifetimebrands.com
• Phone: (516) 683-6000
• Fax: 516-555-0101
• Employees: 1,080
• Year Founded: 1945

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lifetime Brands: $9.50
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.50
• P/E Growth: 0.32
• Net Income: -$26.94 million
• Net Margins: 4.81%
• Pretax Margin: 5.73%
• Return on Equity: 26.39%
• Return on Assets: 9.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 2.11
• Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $647.93 million
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: $3.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.77
• Book Value: $8.93 per share
• Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,990,000
• Free Float: 12,782,000
• Market Cap: $215.19 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98