William Blair Issues Pessimistic Forecast for LII Earnings

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) – Analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lennox International in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $3.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.79. The consensus estimate for Lennox International’s current full-year earnings is $23.09 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lennox International’s Q3 2025 earnings at $7.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $25.80 EPS.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $5.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $1.48. Lennox International had a return on equity of 126.79% and a net margin of 15.11%.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on LII. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Lennox International from $617.00 to $642.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $536.00 to $565.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Lennox International from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Lennox International from $648.00 to $656.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded Lennox International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $606.00.

Lennox International Stock Down 0.8 %

LII stock opened at $578.53 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $636.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $608.35. The stock has a market cap of $20.61 billion, a PE ratio of 25.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.10. Lennox International has a fifty-two week low of $412.09 and a fifty-two week high of $682.50.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $1.15 dividend. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.41%.

Insider Activity at Lennox International

In other Lennox International news, Director Todd J. Teske sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $675.52, for a total value of $337,760.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 7,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,344,038.72. This trade represents a 5.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $625.49, for a total value of $125,098.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $904,458.54. This represents a 12.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $793,228. Insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lennox International

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lennox International in the 4th quarter worth approximately $322,000. Vicus Capital acquired a new position in shares of Lennox International in the 4th quarter valued at $202,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lennox International by 94.9% during the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 690 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $420,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the period. Hartford Investment Management Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Lennox International during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,207,000. Finally, Eukles Asset Management bought a new stake in Lennox International in the fourth quarter valued at about $447,000. 67.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.