Lennox International (LII) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) will likely be issuing its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, July 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $6.84 per share and revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter. Lennox International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 22.250-23.500 EPS.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The construction company reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.25 by $0.12. Lennox International had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 106.05%. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.47 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Lennox International to post $23 EPS for the current fiscal year and $26 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lennox International Stock Down 1.8%

LII stock opened at $604.19 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.74. Lennox International has a 52-week low of $500.10 and a 52-week high of $682.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $575.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $584.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.13.

Lennox International announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, May 22nd that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the construction company to reacquire up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Lennox International Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th were paid a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This is a boost from Lennox International’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.15. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.17%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Lennox International from $702.00 to $696.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Lennox International from $580.00 to $582.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Lennox International from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $600.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Lennox International from $585.00 to $450.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Lennox International from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $595.23.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lennox International

In other news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 509 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $568.05, for a total transaction of $289,137.45. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 1,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $898,655.10. This trade represents a 24.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.

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.