Analysts Set Expectations for Lifetime Brands Q2 Earnings

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Lifetime Brands in a research report issued on Monday, May 5th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.14) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.09). The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $0.55 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.14) by ($0.11). The company had revenue of $140.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $144.86 million. Lifetime Brands had a negative net margin of 3.19% and a positive return on equity of 3.13%.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on Lifetime Brands from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Lifetime Brands from $6.75 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Lifetime Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th.

Lifetime Brands Trading Up 7.7 %

Shares of LCUT stock opened at $3.23 on Thursday. Lifetime Brands has a 1-year low of $2.89 and a 1-year high of $11.68. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market cap of $72.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.26, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $4.36 and a 200-day moving average of $5.27.

Lifetime Brands Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a $0.0425 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $0.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.26%. Lifetime Brands’s payout ratio is currently -23.94%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lifetime Brands

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JB Capital Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Lifetime Brands by 32.7% in the 4th quarter. JB Capital Partners LP now owns 1,248,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,376,000 after acquiring an additional 307,307 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 270.1% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 140,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $694,000 after purchasing an additional 102,691 shares during the period. Martin & Co. Inc. TN grew its holdings in Lifetime Brands by 41.2% in the fourth quarter. Martin & Co. Inc. TN now owns 331,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,962,000 after purchasing an additional 96,816 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Lifetime Brands by 744.1% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 45,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 40,188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Lifetime Brands by 22.5% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 133,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after purchasing an additional 24,445 shares during the period. 40.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Lifetime Brands

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.