FY2026 EPS Estimates for Lifetime Brands Lifted by Analyst

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti raised their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lifetime Brands in a report issued on Friday, August 7th. Sidoti analyst A. Lebiedzinski now forecasts that the company will earn $2.10 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands’ Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.08) EPS.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.21) by $1.39. Lifetime Brands had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 26.39%. The firm had revenue of $141.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $136.64 million.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Roth Capital boosted their price objective on Lifetime Brands from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Lifetime Brands from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, May 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on Lifetime Brands from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Zacks Research upgraded Lifetime Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lifetime Brands in a report on Monday, July 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lifetime Brands has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $8.50.

Lifetime Brands Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of Lifetime Brands stock opened at $9.27 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $8.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.51. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Lifetime Brands has a twelve month low of $2.90 and a twelve month high of $10.12. The stock has a market cap of $213.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.00.

Lifetime Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 30th will be paid a $0.0425 dividend. This represents a $0.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 30th. Lifetime Brands’s dividend payout ratio is 11.89%.

Institutional Trading of Lifetime Brands

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LCUT. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 39.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 20,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after acquiring an additional 5,809 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 388.4% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 51,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 41,191 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Lifetime Brands by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 913,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,535,000 after acquiring an additional 4,703 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake 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 last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in Lifetime Brands during the third quarter worth $118,000. 40.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Lifetime Brands Company Profile

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.