Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for LII Q1 Earnings

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) – Investment analysts at William Blair upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lennox International in a report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now expects that the construction company will earn $3.35 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.14. The consensus estimate for Lennox International’s current full-year earnings is $22.94 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lennox International’s Q2 2025 earnings at $7.09 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $23.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $26.14 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LII. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $750.00 target price on shares of Lennox International in a report on Friday, March 7th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $580.00 price objective (down from $630.00) on shares of Lennox International in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Lennox International from $565.00 to $455.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Royal Bank of Canada upped 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, January 30th. Finally, Barclays raised Lennox International from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $665.00 to $702.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $606.15.

Lennox International Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LII opened at $553.18 on Friday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $19.68 billion, a PE ratio of 24.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.07. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $583.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $610.80. Lennox International has a twelve month low of $445.63 and a twelve month high of $682.50.

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

Institutional Trading of Lennox International

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Lennox International during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Lennox International during the first quarter valued at $43,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Lennox International by 50.8% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 98 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of Lennox International by 62.5% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 117 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Lennox International during the 3rd quarter valued at about $124,000. Institutional investors own 67.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 194 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $644.20, for a total value of $124,974.80. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $825,864.40. The trade was a 13.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 10.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a $1.15 dividend. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.