Sidoti Csr Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Luxfer Earnings

Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Luxfer in a report released on Thursday, October 31st. Sidoti Csr analyst S. Ferazani now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Luxfer’s current full-year earnings is $0.75 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Luxfer’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Luxfer from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday.

Luxfer Price Performance

LXFR stock opened at $14.30 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 2.17. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $12.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.76. Luxfer has a one year low of $7.55 and a one year high of $15.15. The company has a market capitalization of $382.95 million, a PE ratio of 43.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Luxfer by 188.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,685,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $17,477,000 after buying an additional 1,101,856 shares during the last quarter. Invenomic Capital Management LP bought a new position in Luxfer in the 1st quarter valued at $2,841,000. Kennedy Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Luxfer in the first quarter worth $2,242,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Luxfer by 23.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 899,263 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $10,422,000 after purchasing an additional 169,015 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Luxfer during the first quarter valued at $1,574,000. Institutional investors own 90.82% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Luxfer news, insider Graham Wardlow sold 6,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total transaction of $70,395.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 29,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $314,156.64. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.17% of the company’s stock.

Luxfer Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. Luxfer’s payout ratio is 157.58%.

About Luxfer

Luxfer Holdings PLC, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices for defense and first response, healthcare, transportation, and general industrial applications. The company operates through three segments: Elektron, Gas Cylinders, and graphic Arts.