Luxfer Stock Sees Q4 Earnings Forecast Decreased at Sidoti

Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti reduced their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Luxfer in a report issued on Friday, October 30th. Sidoti analyst S. Ferazani now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.23 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Luxfer’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Luxfer’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.29 EPS.

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

Luxfer Price Performance

Luxfer stock opened at $17.22 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.33, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $464.71 million, a P/E ratio of 17.60, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50-day moving average of $17.24 and a 200-day moving average of $15.83. Luxfer has a 1 year low of $11.26 and a 1 year high of $19.45.

Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by ($0.03). Luxfer had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 11.83%. The company had revenue of $89.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $93.70 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Luxfer by 6.3% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 976,873 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,898,000 after acquiring an additional 58,197 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of Luxfer by 17.0% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 488,252 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,947,000 after purchasing an additional 70,989 shares in the last quarter. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Luxfer by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. now owns 342,174 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,168,000 after purchasing an additional 2,454 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Luxfer by 21.2% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 137,186 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,671,000 after purchasing an additional 24,003 shares during the period. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Luxfer by 131.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 74,317 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,341,000 after purchasing an additional 42,160 shares during the period. 90.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.