Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE:LII) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Lennox International, Inc. (NYSE:LII) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $532.9231.

LII has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Lennox International from $579.00 to $469.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Lennox International in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Lennox International from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Lennox International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $609.00 to $444.00 in a research report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Lennox International from $450.00 to $375.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd.

Lennox International Stock Performance

Shares of LII opened at $361.10 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Lennox International has a one year low of $350.22 and a one year high of $587.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.32, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.18. The business has a fifty day moving average of $442.39 and a 200 day moving average of $485.13.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The construction company reported $7.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.67 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.56 billion. Lennox International had a return on equity of 66.42% and a net margin of 14.61%.Lennox International’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $7.82 earnings per share. Lennox International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 23.000-24.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Lennox International will post 23.54 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LII. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Lennox International during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in Lennox International by 137.9% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 69 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in Lennox International by 51.8% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 85 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in Lennox International during the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP bought a new position in shares of Lennox International in the second quarter worth approximately $91,000. Institutional investors own 67.07% of the company’s stock.

Lennox International Company Profile

Lennox International Inc (NYSE:LII) designs, manufactures and markets heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration products. Its offerings include residential furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, indoor air-quality systems, thermostats and related controls, as well as commercial heating and cooling equipment and refrigeration solutions.

The company serves residential and commercial customers through a network of independent dealers, distributors, contractors and other channel partners.