Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Lennox International (LII)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Lennox International (NYSE: LII):

• 2/3/2025 – Lennox International had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $580.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $630.00.
• 1/30/2025 – Lennox International had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $536.00 to $565.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Lennox International had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $617.00 to $642.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Lennox International was downgraded by analysts at Mizuho from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $625.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $675.00.
• 1/30/2025 – Lennox International had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $674.00 to $665.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Lennox International is now covered by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They set an “underweight” rating and a $595.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/3/2025 – Lennox International had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $575.00 to $625.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Lennox International Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:LII traded down $5.58 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $577.36. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 112,269 shares, compared to its average volume of 378,067. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.61, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $637.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $608.19. Lennox International Inc. 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 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last released its earnings results 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 126.79% and a net margin of 15.11%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Lennox International Inc. will post 23.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related 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 completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 1,446 shares in the company, valued at $904,458.54. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Sherry Buck sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $660.74, for a total transaction of $330,370.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,118,632.82. This trade represents a 22.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $793,228 over the last three months. 10.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Lennox International

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC acquired a new position in Lennox International in the 4th quarter worth $322,000. Vicus Capital bought a new stake in Lennox International during the 4th quarter worth about $202,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Lennox International by 94.9% in the 4th quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 690 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $420,000 after purchasing an additional 336 shares during the period. Hartford Investment Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of Lennox International in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,207,000. Finally, Eukles Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Lennox International in the 4th quarter valued at about $447,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.07% of the company’s stock.

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.