Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) Shares Bought by National Pension Service

National Pension Service increased its position in shares of Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII - Free Report) by 2.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 51,263 shares of the construction company's stock after buying an additional 1,140 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned 0.14% of Lennox International worth $30,978,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LII. Forsta AP Fonden boosted its stake in Lennox International by 165.0% in the 1st quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 21,200 shares of the construction company's stock worth $10,362,000 after purchasing an additional 13,200 shares during the period. Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in Lennox International in the first quarter valued at approximately $15,416,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in shares of Lennox International by 3.8% during the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 55,113 shares of the construction company's stock worth $33,304,000 after purchasing an additional 2,013 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Lennox International during the second quarter worth $491,000. Finally, Achmea Investment Management B.V. raised its stake in Lennox International by 7.3% during the second quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 83,311 shares of the construction company's stock worth $44,570,000 after buying an additional 5,673 shares during the last quarter. 67.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lennox International

In related news, Director Todd J. Teske sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $574.05, for a total transaction of $1,148,100.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 8,411 shares in the company, valued at $4,828,334.55. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, Director Todd J. Teske sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $574.05, for a total value of $1,148,100.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 8,411 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,828,334.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Shane D. Wall sold 325 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $612.97, for a total transaction of $199,215.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 2,035 shares in the company, valued at $1,247,393.95. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 12,214 shares of company stock worth $7,123,108 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 10.40% of the company's stock.

Lennox International Price Performance

NYSE:LII traded up $8.78 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $631.02. 181,503 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 272,322. The firm's 50-day moving average is $598.10 and its 200-day moving average is $552.70. The stock has a market cap of $22.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.87. Lennox International Inc. has a 1-year low of $386.11 and a 1-year high of $636.25.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The construction company reported $6.68 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.95 by $0.73. The company had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.42 billion. Lennox International had a return on equity of 148.52% and a net margin of 14.63%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.37 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Lennox International Inc. will post 21.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a $1.15 dividend. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Lennox International's dividend payout ratio is presently 21.84%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LII has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Lennox International from $575.00 to $624.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Lennox International from $648.00 to $656.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Lennox International from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $604.00 to $619.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, KeyCorp cut Lennox International from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $583.92.

Lennox International Profile

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.