LII vs. ALLE, CARR, FBIN, GGG, ITT, ITW, MAS, PNR, TT, and WSO
Should you be buying Lennox International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lennox International include Allegion (ALLE), Carrier Global (CARR), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Masco (MAS), Pentair (PNR), Trane Technologies (TT), and Watsco (WSO).
Lennox International vs. Its Competitors
Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Allegion had 12 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Allegion and 4 mentions for Lennox International. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Allegion's score of 1.06 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Allegion has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Lennox International's net margin of 15.41%. Lennox International's return on equity of 99.81% beat Allegion's return on equity.
Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than Allegion. Allegion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lennox International pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allegion pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lennox International has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Allegion has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.
Lennox International currently has a consensus price target of $635.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.18%. Allegion has a consensus price target of $166.75, indicating a potential downside of 2.09%. Given Lennox International's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lennox International is more favorable than Allegion.
Lennox International has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allegion has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Allegion shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Allegion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Lennox International beats Allegion on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:LII) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
