Q1 Earnings Estimate for LPX Issued By DA Davidson

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger forecasts that the building manufacturing company will earn $1.13 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $123.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.37 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on LPX. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $117.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, TD Securities reduced their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.00.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Down 2.1 %

Louisiana-Pacific stock opened at $98.78 on Friday. Louisiana-Pacific has a 1-year low of $67.47 and a 1-year high of $122.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $110.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $106.49.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.24. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The firm had revenue of $681.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $666.75 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 98.8% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 158.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 349 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Louisiana-Pacific during the third quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 61.0% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 430 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Louisiana-Pacific

In related news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.50, for a total transaction of $283,750.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 18,513 shares in the company, valued at $2,101,225.50. This represents a 11.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. This is an increase from Louisiana-Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.69%.

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.