Q1 EPS Forecast for Louisiana-Pacific Increased by Analyst

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now forecasts that the building manufacturing company will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.29 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS.

LPX has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Louisiana-Pacific from $119.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. DA Davidson raised their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.78.

Louisiana-Pacific Trading Up 2.6 %

Shares of LPX opened at $111.63 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.92 and a quick ratio of 1.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.25, a PEG ratio of 4.79 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a 50-day moving average of $102.40 and a 200 day moving average of $93.49. Louisiana-Pacific has a 1-year low of $57.13 and a 1-year high of $113.04.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The building manufacturing company reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $814.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $797.26 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 14.29% and a return on equity of 24.50%. The business’s revenue was up 33.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.55 earnings per share.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be issued a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.93%.

Insider Transactions at Louisiana-Pacific

In related news, CEO William Bradley Southern sold 32,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $55,773,027.84. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In related news, CEO William Bradley Southern sold 32,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 596,886 shares in the company, valued at $55,773,027.84. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total value of $245,750.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 21,005 shares in the company, valued at $2,064,791.50. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board acquired a new position in Louisiana-Pacific during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $663,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 77.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 461 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 754.3% in the 3rd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 31,089 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $3,341,000 after acquiring an additional 27,450 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 58.9% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 9,530 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $1,024,000 after acquiring an additional 3,533 shares during the period. Finally, Chesapeake Capital Corp IL grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 27.9% during the 3rd quarter. Chesapeake Capital Corp IL now owns 7,622 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $817,000 after purchasing an additional 1,663 shares during the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.