-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:
We raise our 12-month target to $569 from $559, 21.4x our 2027 EPS estimate (down to $26.57 from $26.62; our 2026 estimate down to $24.14 from $24.51), near LII's three- and five-year historical forward averages of 21.9x and 20.6x, respectively. We think LII faces material near-term operational challenges from residential market softness, escalating tariff-driven cost inflation (~5% vs. prior ~2.5% guidance), and margin compression in its Home Comfort Solutions segment (390-bp decline to 13.3% in Q1). However, these concerns are substantially mitigated by the Building Climate Solutions segment's exceptional performance (38% revenue growth, 300-bp margin expansion to 19.7% in Q1), significantly improved operating cash flow ($16.1M vs. -$35.8M Y/Y) due to inventory normalization. We note an antitrust class action lawsuit, filed in March, alleging price-fixing among HVAC equipment manufacturers since January 2020, posing an additional risk to LII's financial and reputational standing.