Lennox International (NYSE:LII) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 22.000-23.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 23.210. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.4 billion-$5.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.5 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LII has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Lennox International in a report on Monday, January 6th. They issued an "underweight" rating and a $595.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho downgraded shares of Lennox International from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $675.00 to $625.00 in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $570.00 to $615.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Barclays decreased their target price on Lennox International from $674.00 to $665.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Lennox International from $648.00 to $656.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $602.57.

Lennox International Stock Performance

Shares of Lennox International stock traded down $15.09 during trading on Friday, hitting $591.45. 384,484 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 332,955. Lennox International has a 1 year low of $412.09 and a 1 year high of $682.50. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $639.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $607.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.24, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.11.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $5.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.12 by $1.48. Lennox International had a net margin of 15.11% and a return on equity of 142.64%. As a group, analysts forecast that Lennox International will post 23.08 EPS for the current year.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $1.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. Lennox International's payout ratio is 20.41%.

Insider Transactions at Lennox International

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

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.