Lennox International (NYSE:LII) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $1.48 EPS

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The construction company reported $5.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.12 by $1.48, Zacks reports. Lennox International had a return on equity of 148.52% and a net margin of 14.63%. Lennox International updated its FY 2025 guidance to 22.000-23.500 EPS.

Lennox International Price Performance

Lennox International stock opened at $605.75 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $642.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $607.18. Lennox International has a 12 month low of $412.09 and a 12 month high of $682.50. The company has a market capitalization of $21.58 billion, a PE ratio of 28.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $1.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.76%. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.84%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LII has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group raised their price target 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. Morgan Stanley began 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. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Lennox International from $604.00 to $619.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Mizuho lowered Lennox International from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $675.00 to $625.00 in a report on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded Lennox International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $586.29.

Insider Transactions at Lennox International

In other news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $904,458.54. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Todd J. Teske sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $675.52, for a total transaction 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,200 shares of company stock worth $793,228. Insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.

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.