Sidoti Csr Issues Negative Forecast for Luxfer Earnings

Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) 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 previous 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 shares of Luxfer from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st.

Luxfer Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE LXFR opened at $14.47 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $387.51 million, a P/E ratio of 43.85, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.89. Luxfer has a one year low of $7.55 and a one year high of $15.15. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.14.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Luxfer during the 3rd quarter valued at $130,000. Algert Global LLC purchased a new position in shares of Luxfer during the second quarter valued at about $133,000. Earnest Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Luxfer by 11.5% during the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 558,449 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $6,472,000 after buying an additional 57,656 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Luxfer by 7.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 561,878 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,512,000 after buying an additional 36,711 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in Luxfer by 194.2% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 82,935 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $961,000 after buying an additional 54,746 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.82% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Graham Wardlow sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total transaction of $70,395.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 29,008 shares in the company, valued at $314,156.64. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Luxfer Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 18th. Luxfer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.