Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for LPX

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a report released on Tuesday, May 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the building manufacturing company will post earnings of $1.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. DA Davidson cut their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Louisiana-Pacific from $126.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Loop Capital raised shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.38.

Louisiana-Pacific Trading Up 0.3 %

Louisiana-Pacific stock opened at $90.66 on Friday. Louisiana-Pacific has a one year low of $78.82 and a one year high of $122.87. The business’s fifty day moving average is $88.99 and its 200 day moving average is $102.67. 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 company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.69.

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 98.8% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 318 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Louisiana-Pacific in the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 65.0% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 589 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 56.2% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 720 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 41.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,040 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $96,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

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

About Louisiana-Pacific

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.