What is William Blair's Estimate for LII FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• William Blair has revised its FY2025 earnings estimate for Lennox International (NYSE:LII) down to $23.46 per share, from a previous forecast of $24.18, and the current consensus estimate stands at $22.94 per share.
• Despite the earnings downgrade, five analysts have maintained a Buy rating on Lennox International's stock, while the current consensus rating is a "Hold" with an average price target of $611.00.
• Lennox International recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share, representing a 1.0% yield and a payout ratio of 22.23%.

Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE:LII - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Lennox International in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 15th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $23.46 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $24.18. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $6.19 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Lennox International in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Lennox International from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $675.00 to $575.00 in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on shares of Lennox International from $730.00 to $675.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Lennox International from $600.00 to $668.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Lennox International from $676.00 to $610.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $611.00.

Lennox International Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:LII opened at $528.45 on Thursday. Lennox International has a 12 month low of $500.10 and a 12 month high of $689.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $557.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $568.55. The firm has a market cap of $18.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.59, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.10.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The construction company reported $7.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.90 by $0.92. Lennox International had a net margin of 15.41% and a return on equity of 99.81%. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.48 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $6.83 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Lennox International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 23.250-24.250 EPS.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lennox International's payout ratio is presently 22.23%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Daniel M. Sessa sold 2,782 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $670.04, for a total transaction of $1,864,051.28. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 31,574 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,155,842.96. The trade was a 8.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Kosel sold 300 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $591.86, for a total transaction of $177,558.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,282 shares of the company's stock, valued at $758,764.52. The trade was a 18.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 9.73% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Lennox International

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AdvisorShares Investments LLC bought a new stake in Lennox International in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its holdings in Lennox International by 175.9% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 80 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in Lennox International by 125.0% in the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 81 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new stake in Lennox International in the 2nd quarter valued at about $54,000. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Lennox International by 52.9% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 107 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.

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