What is Sidoti’s Forecast for Lifetime Brands Q2 Earnings?

Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:LCUT) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti raised their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Lifetime Brands in a research report issued on Friday, May 8th. Sidoti analyst A. Lebiedzinski now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.20) per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.23). The consensus estimate for Lifetime Brands’ current full-year earnings is $0.57 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Lifetime Brands’ FY2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Lifetime Brands from $5.00 to $6.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Lifetime Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 price objective on shares of Lifetime Brands in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lifetime Brands in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Lifetime Brands from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.00.

Lifetime Brands Stock Up 10.0%

LCUT stock opened at $6.50 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 1.26. Lifetime Brands has a 1-year low of $2.90 and a 1-year high of $8.20. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $5.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.33. The firm has a market cap of $148.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.12, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.92.

Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.22. The business had revenue of $143.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $137.58 million. Lifetime Brands had a negative net margin of 4.22% and a positive return on equity of 8.01%.

Lifetime Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be issued a $0.0425 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 1st. This represents a $0.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Lifetime Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently -13.39%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lifetime Brands

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JB Capital Partners LP grew its stake in shares of Lifetime Brands by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. JB Capital Partners LP now owns 1,627,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,430,000 after acquiring an additional 40,000 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Lifetime Brands by 0.5% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 913,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,535,000 after purchasing an additional 4,703 shares during the period. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Lifetime Brands by 3.8% in 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 period. Truffle Hound Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lifetime Brands by 12.8% during the third quarter. Truffle Hound Capital LLC now owns 200,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $774,000 after acquiring an additional 22,679 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lifetime Brands by 7.3% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 108,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $535,000 after acquiring an additional 7,385 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 40.62% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Lifetime Brands

Here are the key news stories impacting Lifetime Brands this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its FY2026 EPS estimate for Lifetime Brands to $0.78 from $0.57, implying stronger profit expectations for the current year.
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti also lifted its FY2027 EPS forecast to $0.97 from $0.70, signaling improved longer-term earnings potential for LCUT.
• Positive Sentiment: The firm increased its Q1 2027 and Q4 2027 EPS estimates as well, suggesting a better earnings trajectory across multiple future periods.
• Neutral Sentiment: Lifetime Brands announced it will participate in the LD Micro Invitational XVI Conference on May 17-19, which keeps the company in front of investors but is not a major operational catalyst.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change, with reported short interest at zero shares, so this likely has little direct impact on the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: The stock was briefly halted under an LULD pause earlier in the day, reflecting volatility rather than a fundamental change in the business.

About Lifetime Brands

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.