Lifetime Brands (LCUT) Competitors

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) and Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) are both housewares & specialties companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor LCUT or AM?

In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 13 more articles in the media than Lifetime Brands. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Antero Midstream and 1 mentions for Lifetime Brands. Antero Midstream's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Lifetime Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Antero Midstream is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lifetime Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Antero Midstream	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, LCUT or AM?

Lifetime Brands has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LCUT or AM a better dividend stock?

Lifetime Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Lifetime Brands pays out -10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Antero Midstream pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is LCUT or AM more profitable?

Antero Midstream has a net margin of 39.53% compared to Lifetime Brands' net margin of -5.16%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 21.67% beat Lifetime Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifetime Brands	-5.16%	0.12%	0.04%
Antero Midstream	39.53%	21.67%	7.93%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LCUT or AM?

40.6% of Lifetime Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are held by institutional investors. 43.6% of Lifetime Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend LCUT or AM?

Lifetime Brands currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.98%. Antero Midstream has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.54%. Given Lifetime Brands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lifetime Brands is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifetime Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LCUT or AM?

Antero Midstream has higher revenue and earnings than Lifetime Brands. Lifetime Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Midstream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lifetime Brands	$682.95M	0.13	-$15.16M	-$1.59	-2.40
Antero Midstream	$1.22B	7.57	$400.89M	$0.95	20.40

Summary

Antero Midstream beats Lifetime Brands on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.