Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. Buys 30 Shares of Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII)

Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Lennox International Inc. (NYSE:LII) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,628 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the quarter. Lennox International makes up 1.9% of Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc.’s holdings in Lennox International were worth $2,820,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Driehaus Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lennox International during the second quarter worth approximately $11,115,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Lennox International by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 571,095 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $345,645,000 after buying an additional 12,183 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec lifted its holdings in shares of Lennox International by 1,065.7% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 7,670 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $4,635,000 after buying an additional 7,012 shares in the last quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. boosted its position in shares of Lennox International by 7.3% in the second quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 83,311 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $44,570,000 after acquiring an additional 5,673 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Lennox International by 26.9% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 23,261 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $14,056,000 after acquiring an additional 4,927 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.07% of the company’s stock.

Lennox International Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of LII stock traded down $14.85 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $610.72. 319,089 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 296,840. The stock has a market cap of $21.76 billion, a PE ratio of 29.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $634.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $596.87. 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 Inc. has a 12 month low of $412.09 and a 12 month high of $682.50.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The construction company reported $6.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.95 by $0.73. Lennox International had a return on equity of 148.52% and a net margin of 14.63%. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.42 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.37 EPS. Lennox International’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Lennox International Inc. will post 21.1 EPS for the current year.

Lennox International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a $1.15 dividend. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Lennox International’s payout ratio is presently 21.84%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lennox International

In other news, Director Sherry Buck sold 500 shares of Lennox International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $660.74, for a total value of $330,370.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,118,632.82. This trade represents a 22.80 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP John D. Torres sold 581 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $620.98, for a total value of $360,789.38. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 4,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,898,734.64. The trade was a 11.07 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,106 shares of company stock valued at $1,353,233. 10.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on LII. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Lennox International in a report on Monday. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $595.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho increased their target price on Lennox International from $650.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays raised their price target on Lennox International from $624.00 to $674.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. KeyCorp cut shares of Lennox International from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Northcoast Research began coverage on shares of Lennox International in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a “sell” rating and a $475.00 target price on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Lennox International has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $590.50.

Lennox International 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.