William Blair Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for LII

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lennox International in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $7.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $7.64. The consensus estimate for Lennox International’s current full-year earnings is $23.08 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lennox International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $23.17 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Lennox International from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Lennox International from $570.00 to $615.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Mizuho cut shares of Lennox International from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $675.00 to $625.00 in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada lifted 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 note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of Lennox International in a research note on Monday, January 6th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $595.00 price target on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Lennox International has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $602.57.

Lennox International Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of LII opened at $606.30 on Friday. 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 has a 1-year low of $412.09 and a 1-year high of $682.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.11. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $641.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $607.17.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $1.48. Lennox International had a net margin of 15.11% and a return on equity of 142.64%.

Institutional Trading of Lennox International

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LII. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Lennox International during the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Lennox International during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in Lennox International by 47.9% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 71 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Lennox International by 388.9% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 88 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Lennox International during the third quarter worth $77,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lennox International

In other news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $625.49, for a total transaction of $125,098.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $904,458.54. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Sherry Buck sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $660.74, for a total transaction of $330,370.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,118,632.82. This trade represents a 22.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $793,228 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

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

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.