Q1 EPS Estimates for Lifetime Brands Reduced by Sidoti Csr

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lifetime Brands in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.12) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.10). The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on Lifetime Brands from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 18th. StockNews.com upgraded Lifetime Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on Lifetime Brands from $13.50 to $14.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th.

Lifetime Brands Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LCUT opened at $5.82 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $6.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.95. Lifetime Brands has a one year low of $5.25 and a one year high of $11.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.17). Lifetime Brands had a positive return on equity of 3.13% and a negative net margin of 3.19%. The business had revenue of $183.84 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $193.90 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.36 earnings per share.

Lifetime Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a $0.043 dividend. This represents a $0.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. Lifetime Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -17.17%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Lifetime Brands in the 1st quarter worth about $726,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 13.2% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 264,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,773,000 after acquiring an additional 30,845 shares during the period. Heron Bay Capital Management boosted its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 81.1% in the 1st quarter. Heron Bay Capital Management now owns 18,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,000 after purchasing an additional 8,369 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 20.9% during the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 180,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,886,000 after purchasing an additional 31,153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Lifetime Brands by 22.8% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 151,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,299,000 after buying an additional 28,104 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.62% of the company’s stock.

Lifetime Brands Company Profile

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.