Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE:LII) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE:LII) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the fifteen ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $598.50.

Several research firms recently weighed in on LII. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Lennox International from $545.00 to $525.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Northcoast Research upgraded shares of Lennox International from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $525.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 27th. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Lennox International from $610.00 to $560.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $501.00 to $493.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Lennox International from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th.

Lennox International Stock Performance

NYSE LII opened at $506.25 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $501.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $550.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Lennox International has a 1 year low of $443.19 and a 1 year high of $689.44.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The construction company reported $6.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.69 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Lennox International had a return on equity of 91.96% and a net margin of 15.74%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $6.68 earnings per share. Lennox International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 22.750-23.250 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Lennox International will post 22.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.95%.

Insider Transactions at Lennox International

In other Lennox International news, Director Todd J. Teske sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.85, for a total value of $295,110.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,581 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,728,714.85. This represents a 7.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Lennox International

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LII. Eukles Asset Management raised its holdings in Lennox International by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Eukles Asset Management now owns 1,019 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $584,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. QV Investors Inc. increased its position in Lennox International by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. QV Investors Inc. now owns 5,089 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,917,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in Lennox International by 52.9% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 107 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Lennox International by 52.8% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 110 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AdvisorShares Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lennox International during the second quarter worth $25,000. 67.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.