Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for LPX Q1 Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a report released on Tuesday, November 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now forecasts that the building manufacturing company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.83. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.12 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The building manufacturing company reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.23. Louisiana-Pacific had a return on equity of 27.09% and a net margin of 15.22%. The business had revenue of $814.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $797.26 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 33.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial raised their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Louisiana-Pacific from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $99.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $101.78.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:LPX opened at $108.14 on Wednesday. Louisiana-Pacific has a fifty-two week low of $57.13 and a fifty-two week high of $113.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 3.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $101.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.98. The company has a market cap of $7.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.58, a PEG ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 1.88.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LPX. CWM LLC raised its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 4.3% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,376 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 2,603 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $280,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 23.3% in the third quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. now owns 835 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $90,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd grew its position 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 during the period. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 1.1% during the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 15,027 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $1,237,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO William Bradley Southern sold 32,600 shares of Louisiana-Pacific stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.44, for a total transaction of $3,046,144.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 596,886 shares in the company, valued at approximately $55,773,027.84. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total value of $245,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 21,005 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,064,791.50. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO William Bradley Southern sold 32,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.44, for a total value of $3,046,144.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 596,886 shares in the company, valued at $55,773,027.84. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 35,900 shares of company stock worth $3,368,774 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.53% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.91%.

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.