William Blair Issues Optimistic Outlook for LII Earnings

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lennox International in a report issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the construction company will earn $4.34 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.16. 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 2026 earnings at $7.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $7.95 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $6.07 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on LII. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Lennox International from $565.00 to $455.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Lennox International from $580.00 to $582.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $750.00 target price on shares of Lennox International in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Oppenheimer raised shares of Lennox International from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $600.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Mizuho lowered shares of Lennox International from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $675.00 to $625.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $577.00.

Lennox International Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE LII traded up $3.91 on Friday, hitting $531.22. The company's stock had a trading volume of 393,397 shares, compared to its average volume of 351,918. Lennox International has a 1-year low of $445.63 and a 1-year high of $682.50. 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 company's 50-day moving average is $568.63 and its 200 day moving average is $606.38. The firm has a market cap of $18.85 billion, a PE ratio of 23.57, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.07.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The construction company reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.25 by $0.12. Lennox International had a net margin of 15.11% and a return on equity of 126.79%. The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.47 EPS. The company's revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lennox International

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Lennox International by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 681 shares of the construction company's stock worth $415,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Lennox International by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 4,628 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $2,820,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted 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 valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Lennox International in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake 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 valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.07% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lennox International news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 194 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $644.20, for a total transaction of $124,974.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at $825,864.40. The trade was a 13.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 10.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $1.15 per share. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. Lennox International's payout ratio is 20.50%.

Lennox International Company 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.