What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for LPX Q1 Earnings?

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

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

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on LPX. StockNews.com cut shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 10th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $125.00 target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Louisiana-Pacific presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.00.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Performance

NYSE LPX opened at $98.78 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $110.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.49. The stock has a market cap of $6.94 billion, a PE ratio of 16.80, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.95. Louisiana-Pacific has a fifty-two week low of $67.47 and a fifty-two week high of $122.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.86.

Louisiana-Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. This is a boost from Louisiana-Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is 17.69%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Louisiana-Pacific

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director now owns 18,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,101,225.50. This represents a 11.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at $389,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 193.6% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 10,201 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $1,056,000 after purchasing an additional 6,727 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at about $207,000. Breed s Hill Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at about $207,000. Finally, Woodline Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at about $19,039,000. 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.