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

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 22.000-23.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 6.2 %

LII opened at $621.39 on Wednesday. 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 has a 1 year low of $412.09 and a 1 year high of $682.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $642.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $607.19. The company has a market cap of $22.14 billion, a PE ratio of 29.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.11.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The construction company reported $5.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $1.48. Lennox International had a return on equity of 148.52% and a net margin of 14.63%. Sell-side analysts expect that Lennox International will post 21.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.74%. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.84%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on LII shares. Barclays lifted their target price on Lennox International from $624.00 to $674.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $604.00 to $619.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. KeyCorp lowered shares of Lennox International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Lennox International from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Lennox International from $648.00 to $656.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $590.50.

Insider Transactions at Lennox International

In other news, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of Lennox International 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 approximately $904,458.54. The trade was a 12.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Todd J. Teske sold 500 shares of the firm’s 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 directly owns 7,911 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,344,038.72. This represents a 5.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $793,228. Company insiders own 10.40% of the company’s stock.

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.