William Blair Has Negative Outlook for LII Q2 Earnings

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) – William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Lennox International in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $7.08 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $7.64. The consensus estimate for Lennox International’s current full-year earnings is $23.08 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Lennox International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $23.17 EPS.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $5.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.12 by $1.48. Lennox International had a return on equity of 142.64% and a net margin of 15.11%.

LII has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays cut their price target on Lennox International from $674.00 to $665.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Lennox International from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Lennox International from $570.00 to $615.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Lennox International from $648.00 to $656.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded Lennox International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $602.57.

Lennox International Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of LII opened at $591.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.87. Lennox International has a 1-year low of $412.09 and a 1-year high of $682.50. The stock has a market cap of $21.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $639.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $607.36.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lennox International

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Lennox International during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Lennox International during the third quarter valued at $39,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in Lennox International by 47.9% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 71 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Lennox International by 388.9% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 88 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in Lennox International during the third quarter worth $77,000. 67.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Lennox International

In other news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $625.49, for a total value of $125,098.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $904,458.54. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Sherry Buck sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $660.74, for a total value of $330,370.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,118,632.82. This trade represents a 22.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,200 shares of company stock worth $793,228 over the last 90 days. 10.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $1.15 dividend. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.41%.

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.