Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE:LII) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $522.85 According to Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Lennox International, with 10 hold, 5 buy, and 2 sell ratings. The average 12-month price target is $522.85, well above the stock’s reported $365.77 price.
• Recent analyst actions were mixed, including target-price cuts from Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, while William Blair reaffirmed an outperform rating. Institutional investors own approximately 67.1% of the company’s shares.
• Lennox beat quarterly EPS estimates ($7.72 versus $7.67) while reporting $1.55 billion in revenue, up 3% year over year. The company also declared a $1.36 quarterly dividend, equivalent to a 1.5% yield.

Shares of Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $522.85.

A number of research firms have weighed in on LII. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Lennox International from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and cut their price target for the company from $609.00 to $444.00 in a research note on Monday, September 14th. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Lennox International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Lennox International in a report on Friday, September 25th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $424.00 price objective on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Lennox International from $625.00 to $547.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Lennox International from $450.00 to $375.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Lennox International

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LII. Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lennox International in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Lennox International by 122.5% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 158 shares of the construction company's stock worth $91,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System raised its stake in Lennox International by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 8,981 shares of the construction company's stock worth $5,146,000 after acquiring an additional 406 shares in the last quarter. Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in Lennox International in the second quarter valued at $3,764,000. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Lennox International by 15.8% in the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,636 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $938,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.07% of the company's stock.

Lennox International Trading Up 1.3%

NYSE LII opened at $365.77 on Wednesday. Lennox International has a 52 week low of $350.22 and a 52 week high of $587.27. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $391.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $470.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.64 billion, a PE ratio of 16.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.16.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The construction company reported $7.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $7.67 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.56 billion. Lennox International had a net margin of 14.61% and a return on equity of 66.42%. The company's revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $7.82 EPS. Lennox International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 23.000-24.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Lennox International will post 23.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a $1.36 dividend. This represents a $5.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. Lennox International's dividend payout ratio is currently 24.59%.

About Lennox International

Lennox International Inc NYSE: LII is a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration company that designs, manufactures and markets climate-control products for residential and commercial applications. Its offerings include furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, packaged systems, thermostats, controls and indoor air-quality products.

The company also provides commercial HVAC systems and services for offices, retail locations, industrial facilities and other buildings, as well as refrigeration equipment used in food retail and other applications.

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