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Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII – Free Report) – Investment analysts at William Blair raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lennox International in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings of $7.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $7.57. 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 2025 earnings at $5.41 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $7.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $8.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.04 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $28.19 EPS.
LII has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Mizuho lowered Lennox International from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $675.00 to $625.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Lennox International from $617.00 to $642.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Barclays upgraded shares of Lennox International from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $665.00 to $702.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $580.00 target price (down from $630.00) on shares of Lennox International in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $606.15.
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Lennox International Stock Performance
Lennox International stock opened at $553.18 on Thursday. Lennox International has a fifty-two week low of $445.63 and a fifty-two week high of $682.50. The company has a market capitalization of $19.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.54, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $583.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $610.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.43.
Lennox International (NYSE:LII – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $5.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.12 by $1.48. Lennox International had a net margin of 15.11% and a return on equity of 126.79%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sentry Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Lennox International during the 1st quarter worth $43,000. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in shares of Lennox International by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 67,372 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $37,784,000 after purchasing an additional 4,047 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Lennox International by 69,429.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 356,688 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $200,041,000 after buying an additional 356,175 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its holdings in Lennox International by 23.5% in the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 421 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $236,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Lennox International by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 46,361 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $28,248,000 after purchasing an additional 2,133 shares during the last quarter. 67.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity at Lennox International
In related news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 194 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $644.20, for a total transaction of $124,974.80. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.
Lennox International Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a $1.15 dividend. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. Lennox International’s payout ratio is currently 20.41%.
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.
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