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

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) – Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Lennox International in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 24th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $23.66 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $23.76. The consensus estimate for Lennox International’s current full-year earnings is $19.82 per share.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 24th. The construction company reported $3.47 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion.

LII has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Lennox International from $450.00 to $485.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Lennox International from $450.00 to $505.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Lennox International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Lennox International from $545.00 to $520.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of Lennox International from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $482.31.

Lennox International Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of LII opened at $477.11 on Monday. Lennox International has a 52 week low of $264.88 and a 52 week high of $501.72. The firm has a market cap of $17.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $472.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $436.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lennox International

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LII. Tobam lifted its stake in Lennox International by 1,640.0% in the 4th quarter. Tobam now owns 87 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Rise Advisors LLC bought a new position in Lennox International in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt bought a new position in Lennox International in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in Lennox International in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $80,000. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its stake in Lennox International by 66.0% in the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 352 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $158,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Lennox International

In other news, EVP Gary S. Bedard sold 1,849 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $473.59, for a total transaction of $875,667.91. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 20,465 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,692,019.35. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Gary S. Bedard sold 1,849 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $473.59, for a total transaction of $875,667.91. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 20,465 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,692,019.35. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Joseph William Reitmeier sold 1,930 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,566,818.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 10.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 29th were issued a $1.10 dividend. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.92%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.49%.

About Lennox International

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.