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

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 22.000-23.500 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Price Performance

Lennox International stock opened at $621.39 on Wednesday. Lennox International has a 52-week low of $412.09 and a 52-week high of $682.50. The company has a market cap of $22.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.72, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $642.47 and its 200 day moving average is $607.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

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, 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 forecast that Lennox International will post 21.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lennox International Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $1.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. Lennox International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.84%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on LII shares. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Lennox International from $604.00 to $619.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Lennox International from $570.00 to $615.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $575.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Lennox International in a report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $595.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Mizuho raised their target price on Lennox International from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $590.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lennox International news, Director Sherry Buck sold 500 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $660.74, for a total transaction of $330,370.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,118,632.82. The trade was a 22.80 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Chris Kosel sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $625.49, for a total transaction of $125,098.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 1,446 shares in the company, valued at $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 three months, insiders have sold 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $793,228. Corporate 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.