Lennox International (NYSE:LII) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 22.000-23.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 23.210. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.4 billion-$5.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.5 billion.

Lennox International Stock Down 8.6 %

LII stock opened at $605.75 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $642.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $607.18. The company has a market cap of $21.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.11. Lennox International has a fifty-two week low of $412.09 and a fifty-two week high of $682.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last released 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 return on equity of 148.52% and a net margin of 14.63%. As a group, analysts forecast that Lennox International will post 21.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $1.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.76%. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.84%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LII has been the subject of several research reports. KeyCorp lowered shares of Lennox International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. UBS Group upped their target price on Lennox International from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Mizuho downgraded shares of Lennox International from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $675.00 to $625.00 in a research note on Thursday. Barclays decreased their target price on Lennox International from $674.00 to $665.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Lennox International in a research report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $595.00 price target on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $586.29.

Insider Activity at Lennox International

In related news, Director Todd J. Teske sold 500 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $675.52, for a total value of $337,760.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 7,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,344,038.72. This trade represents a 5.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $625.49, for a total transaction of $125,098.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $904,458.54. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,200 shares of company stock worth $793,228. 10.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.