Sidoti Has Pessimistic Opinion of Luxfer FY2026 Earnings

Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) – Investment analysts at Sidoti lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for Luxfer in a research note issued on Friday, October 30th. Sidoti analyst S. Ferazani now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.96 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.10. The consensus estimate for Luxfer’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Luxfer’s FY2027 earnings at $1.20 EPS.

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by ($0.03). Luxfer had a return on equity of 11.86% and a net margin of 1.71%. The firm had revenue of $89.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $93.70 million.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on LXFR. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Luxfer from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Freedom Broker lowered Luxfer from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $20.50 to $16.40 in a research note on Friday, October 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $16.40 target price on Luxfer in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Luxfer presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.40.

Luxfer Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:LXFR opened at $17.20 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $17.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 2.47 and a quick ratio of 1.19. Luxfer has a one year low of $11.26 and a one year high of $19.45. The company has a market cap of $460.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Luxfer

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of LXFR. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in Luxfer by 17.0% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 488,252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,947,000 after buying an additional 70,989 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Luxfer during the 1st quarter valued at $956,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Luxfer during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,341,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Luxfer by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 976,873 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,898,000 after purchasing an additional 58,197 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Luxfer by 63.3% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,793 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,083 shares during the period. 90.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Luxfer Company Profile

Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR) is a global manufacturer of engineered materials and high-pressure gas cylinders. The company serves industrial, healthcare, transportation, aerospace, defense, emergency response and other specialized markets with products designed for demanding applications.

Through its Luxfer Gas Cylinders business, the company produces aluminum, composite and other specialized cylinders used to store and transport medical oxygen, breathing air, industrial gases, alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas and hydrogen, and fire-suppression agents.