William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for LII Earnings

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lennox International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $7.00 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $7.09. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $7.21 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $23.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $26.10 EPS.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The construction company reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.25 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1 billion. Lennox International had a net margin of 15.11% and a return on equity of 126.79%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.47 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Mizuho cut shares of Lennox International from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price target for the company from $675.00 to $625.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Lennox International from $565.00 to $455.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Lennox International from $550.00 to $500.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Lennox International from $625.00 to $570.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Lennox International from $580.00 to $582.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Four equities 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lennox International presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $577.00.

Lennox International Price Performance

Shares of LII stock traded up $6.84 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $563.86. 65,438 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 351,201. The company has a market cap of $20.01 billion, a PE ratio of 24.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.07. Lennox International has a 52-week low of $445.63 and a 52-week 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 firm has a fifty day moving average of $564.07 and a 200 day moving average of $605.13.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a $1.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. Lennox International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.50%.

Insider Transactions at Lennox International

In other Lennox International news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 194 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $644.20, for a total transaction of $124,974.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,282 shares in the company, valued at $825,864.40. The trade was a 13.14 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 10.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lennox International

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LII. Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Lennox International in the fourth quarter valued at $567,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Lennox International by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 681 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $415,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Eukles Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Lennox International during the 4th quarter worth approximately $447,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Lennox International by 487.7% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 429 shares of the construction company's stock worth $261,000 after acquiring an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH lifted its position in Lennox International by 46.1% in the fourth quarter. MEAG MUNICH ERGO Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH now owns 10,550 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $6,478,000 after acquiring an additional 3,330 shares during the last quarter. 67.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.