William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for LII Earnings

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) – Investment analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Lennox International in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings of $3.14 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.79. The consensus estimate for Lennox International’s current full-year earnings is $23.08 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lennox International’s Q3 2025 earnings at $7.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $25.80 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Lennox International from $536.00 to $565.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho lowered shares of Lennox International from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $675.00 to $625.00 in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Lennox International from $617.00 to $642.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group raised their price objective on Lennox International from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Lennox International from $570.00 to $615.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $608.69.

Lennox International Stock Down 2.5 %

LII stock opened at $591.45 on Monday. Lennox International has a one year low of $412.09 and a one year high of $682.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a fifty day moving average of $639.82 and a 200-day moving average of $607.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.07 billion, a PE ratio of 26.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.11.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $5.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.12 by $1.48. Lennox International had a net margin of 15.11% and a return on equity of 142.64%.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $1.15 per share. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.41%.

Insider Activity at Lennox International

In other news, Director Sherry Buck sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $660.74, for a total transaction of $330,370.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,693 shares in the company, valued at $1,118,632.82. This trade represents a 22.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $625.49, for a total value of $125,098.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $904,458.54. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $793,228. 10.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Lennox International

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Lennox International during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Lennox International in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Huntington National Bank increased its position in Lennox International by 47.9% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 71 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Lennox International by 388.9% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 88 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Lennox International in the 3rd quarter valued at $77,000. 67.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lennox International Company Profile

Lennox International Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets a range of products for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration markets in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The Home Comfort Solutions segment provides furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, packaged heating and cooling systems, indoor air quality equipment, comfort control products, and replacement parts and supplies; residential heating, ventilation, cooling equipment, and air conditioning; and evaporator coils and unit heaters under Lennox, Dave Lennox Signature Collection, Armstrong Air, Ducane, AirEase, Concord, MagicPak, Advanced Distributor Products, Allied, Elite Series, Merit Series, Comfort Sync, Healthy Climate, iComfort, ComfortSense, and Lennox Stores name.