Q3 EPS Forecast for Louisiana-Pacific Lowered by Analyst

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a report issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the building manufacturing company will post earnings of $1.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.27 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific’s FY2025 earnings at $4.75 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on LPX. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $126.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. TD Securities lowered their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson reduced their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.38.

Louisiana-Pacific Price Performance

LPX opened at $90.66 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.32 billion, a PE ratio of 15.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.94. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $88.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $102.67. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52-week low of $78.82 and a 52-week high of $122.87.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.14. Louisiana-Pacific had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.31%. The company had revenue of $724.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $711.66 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.53 EPS. Louisiana-Pacific’s revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Louisiana-Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.65%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,087,989 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $733,961,000 after acquiring an additional 132,891 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 17.1% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,708,649 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $384,031,000 after buying an additional 540,703 shares during the last quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 1,982,826 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $205,322,000 after acquiring an additional 235,069 shares in the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP raised its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 1,445,106 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $149,641,000 after acquiring an additional 102,897 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,266,145 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $131,109,000 after acquiring an additional 24,285 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Company Profile

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides building solutions primarily for use in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets. It operates through Siding, Oriented Strand Board, LP South America, and Other segments. The Siding segment offers LP SmartSide trim and siding products, LP SmartSide ExpertFinish trim and siding products, LP BuilderSeries lap siding products, and LP Outdoor Building Solutions; and engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia products.