FY2025 EPS Forecast for Louisiana-Pacific Lowered by Analyst

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a report released on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger now anticipates that the building manufacturing company will post earnings per share of $4.56 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.72. 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 $5.27 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific’s FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

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

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

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Performance

Louisiana-Pacific stock opened at $98.78 on Monday. Louisiana-Pacific has a 12-month low of $67.47 and a 12-month high of $122.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $110.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.66. The stock has a market cap of $6.88 billion, a PE ratio of 16.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.95.

Louisiana-Pacific Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 27th will be issued a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. This is a boost from Louisiana-Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.13%. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.05%.

Insider Activity at Louisiana-Pacific

In related news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.50, for a total value of $283,750.00. Following the sale, the director now directly 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 98.8% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 318 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Louisiana-Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 158.5% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 349 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Louisiana-Pacific in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 61.0% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 430 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the period. 94.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.