Lennox International (NYSE:LII) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on LII. Northcoast Research raised shares of Lennox International from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $525.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Barclays lowered their target price on Lennox International from $680.00 to $667.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Lennox International from $475.00 to $450.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Lennox International from $493.00 to $541.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Lennox International from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $593.00.

Lennox International Stock Up 2.0%

NYSE:LII opened at $561.51 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $516.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $524.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.25, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. Lennox International has a 1-year low of $443.19 and a 1-year high of $689.44.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The construction company reported $4.45 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.76 by ($0.31). The business had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.27 billion. Lennox International had a return on equity of 80.23% and a net margin of 15.13%.The company’s revenue was down 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $5.60 earnings per share. Lennox International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 23.500-25.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Lennox International will post 22.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Lennox International

In other Lennox International news, Director Todd J. Teske sold 700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $533.45, for a total value of $373,415.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,881 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,670,669.45. This represents a 9.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Chris Kosel sold 254 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $536.50, for a total transaction of $136,271.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 1,090 shares in the company, valued at $584,785. This represents a 18.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 9.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Lennox International during the fourth quarter worth about $675,000. Quantitative Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Lennox International by 170.9% during the 4th quarter. Quantitative Investment Management LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $619,000 after purchasing an additional 805 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of Lennox International by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 7,776 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,776,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its position in shares of Lennox International by 54.1% during the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 410 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $199,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Lennox International by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 203,539 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $98,835,000 after purchasing an additional 18,901 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.07% of the company’s stock.

About Lennox International

Lennox International Inc is a global manufacturer of climate control products and services, principally serving residential and commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) markets. The company designs, engineers and produces a range of products including furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, air handlers, packaged rooftop units and related controls and indoor air quality equipment. Lennox also supplies aftermarket parts and accessories and supports its product lines with technical service, training and warranty programs for dealer and distribution partners.

Originally founded in 1895 by Dave Lennox, the company has grown from its early roots into a multinational business with operations concentrated in North America and a presence in other international markets.