FY2025 EPS Estimates for Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) Cut by William Blair

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) – Analysts at William Blair lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Lennox International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 24th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the construction company will earn $23.66 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $23.76. The consensus estimate for Lennox International’s current full-year earnings is $19.82 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on LII. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $450.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Lennox International from $450.00 to $485.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Lennox International from $490.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 1st. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Lennox International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Lennox International from $481.00 to $510.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $482.31.

Lennox International Stock Up 0.3 %

LII stock opened at $477.11 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $17.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.64, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13. Lennox International has a 12 month low of $264.88 and a 12 month high of $501.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $472.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $436.25.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The construction company reported $3.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.17 by $0.30. Lennox International had a net margin of 12.38% and a return on equity of 303.36%. The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LII. Tobam increased its stake in Lennox International by 1,640.0% in the fourth quarter. Tobam now owns 87 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the period. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Lennox International in the first quarter valued at $41,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt acquired a new position in Lennox International in the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lennox International during the fourth quarter worth about $80,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Lennox International by 66.0% during the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 352 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $158,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. 67.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Lennox International

In other news, EVP Joseph William Reitmeier sold 1,930 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.48, for a total transaction of $909,956.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 24,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,566,818.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, EVP Joseph William Reitmeier sold 1,930 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $471.48, for a total transaction of $909,956.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 24,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,566,818.84. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Gary S. Bedard sold 1,849 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction on Monday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $473.59, for a total transaction of $875,667.91. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 20,465 shares in the company, valued at $9,692,019.35. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 29th were given a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.92%. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.49%.

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.