Lennox International (NYSE:LII) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The construction company reported $5.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.12 by $1.48, Zacks reports. Lennox International had a return on equity of 142.64% and a net margin of 15.11%. Lennox International updated its FY 2025 guidance to 22.000-23.500 EPS.

Lennox International Stock Down 0.6 %

NYSE LII traded down $3.90 during trading on Friday, hitting $602.64. 16,560 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 362,803. The company has a market capitalization of $21.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.71, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.11. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $641.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $607.17. Lennox International has a 12 month low of $412.09 and a 12 month high of $682.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $1.15 dividend. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.41%.

Insider Activity

In other Lennox International news, Director Sherry Buck sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $660.74, for a total transaction of $330,370.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 1,693 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,118,632.82. The trade was a 22.80 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,446 shares in the company, valued at $904,458.54. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $793,228. Insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on LII. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Lennox International from $617.00 to $642.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Lennox International from $674.00 to $665.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Lennox International in a research report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $595.00 price target on the stock. Northcoast Research started coverage on shares of Lennox International in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. They set a “sell” rating and a $475.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded Lennox International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $602.57.

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.