Q2 EPS Forecast for Lennox International Cut by Analyst

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Lennox International in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the construction company will earn $7.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $7.64. The consensus estimate for Lennox International's current full-year earnings is $23.09 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 analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an "underweight" rating and issued a $580.00 price objective (down previously from $630.00) on shares of Lennox International in a research report on Monday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Lennox International from $648.00 to $656.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $674.00 to $665.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Mizuho lowered shares of Lennox International from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $675.00 to $625.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Lennox International from $617.00 to $642.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $606.00.

Lennox International Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LII traded down $4.40 during trading on Friday, reaching $578.53. The stock had a trading volume of 208,291 shares, compared to its average volume of 380,428. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.61 billion, a PE ratio of 25.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.10. Lennox International has a 52 week low of $412.09 and a 52 week high of $682.50. The business's 50-day moving average price is $637.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $608.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.90.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $5.60 earnings per share (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 126.79%.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $1.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.80%. Lennox International's dividend payout ratio is currently 20.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Sherry Buck sold 500 shares of the firm's 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 sale, the director now owns 1,693 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,118,632.82. This trade represents a 22.80 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $625.49, for a total value of $125,098.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,446 shares of the company's stock, valued at $904,458.54. This trade represents a 12.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $793,228 over the last three months. Company insiders own 10.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lennox International

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LII. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lennox International in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $322,000. Vicus Capital acquired a new stake in Lennox International in the 4th quarter valued at $202,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC lifted its position in Lennox International by 94.9% during the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 690 shares of the construction company's stock worth $420,000 after buying an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Lennox International during the 4th quarter worth about $1,207,000. Finally, Eukles Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Lennox International in the 4th quarter valued at about $447,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.07% 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.