Captrust Financial Advisors Purchases 78,406 Shares of Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII)

Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII - Free Report) by 500.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 94,086 shares of the construction company's stock after purchasing an additional 78,406 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors owned approximately 0.26% of Lennox International worth $57,326,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of LII. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Lennox International in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in Lennox International by 50.8% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 98 shares of the construction company's stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in Lennox International by 62.5% during the fourth 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 period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in shares of Lennox International by 1,650.0% during the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 210 shares of the construction company's stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vicus Capital acquired a new stake in Lennox International in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $202,000. 67.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Lennox International Price Performance

NYSE LII traded down $2.79 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $573.59. 274,873 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 356,177. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $560.21 and a 200-day moving average of $603.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. Lennox International Inc. has a one year low of $483.42 and a one year high of $682.50. The stock has a market cap of $20.35 billion, a PE ratio of 25.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.18.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The construction company reported $3.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.47 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Lennox International Inc. will post 22.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a $1.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.80%. Lennox International's payout ratio is 20.50%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 509 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $568.05, for a total value of $289,137.45. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,582 shares of the company's stock, valued at $898,655.10. This represents a 24.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 9.73% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lowered shares of Lennox International from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $675.00 to $625.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Oppenheimer raised shares of Lennox International from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $600.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Lennox International from $608.00 to $600.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Lennox International from $580.00 to $582.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Lennox International from $702.00 to $696.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $577.00.

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.