Lifetime Brands (LCUT) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AM or LCUT?

Antero Midstream presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.59%. Lifetime Brands has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.16%. Given Lifetime Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lifetime Brands is more favorable than Antero Midstream.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antero Midstream	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Lifetime Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to AM or LCUT?

In the previous week, Antero Midstream had 24 more articles in the media than Lifetime Brands. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Antero Midstream and 1 mentions for Lifetime Brands. Lifetime Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Antero Midstream's score of 1.08 indicating that Lifetime Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Antero Midstream	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lifetime Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is AM or LCUT 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
Antero Midstream	39.53%	21.67%	7.93%
Lifetime Brands	-5.16%	0.12%	0.04%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AM or LCUT?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, AM or LCUT?

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
Antero Midstream	$1.11B	7.65	$400.89M	$0.95	18.62
Lifetime Brands	$682.95M	0.13	-$15.16M	-$1.59	-2.52

Which has more risk & volatility, AM or LCUT?

Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lifetime Brands has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AM or LCUT a better dividend stock?

Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Lifetime Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. Lifetime Brands pays out -10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Antero Midstream beats Lifetime Brands on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.