DA Davidson Cuts Earnings Estimates for Louisiana-Pacific

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a note issued to investors 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 previous estimate of $4.72. 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 $5.27 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific's FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. 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 report on Wednesday, November 6th. Loop Capital lowered their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $117.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. TD Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped 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 report on Thursday, February 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $111.50.

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Louisiana-Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of Louisiana-Pacific stock traded down $0.44 on Monday, reaching $99.58. 944,144 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 689,520. 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 market capitalization of $6.94 billion, a PE ratio of 16.94, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.95. Louisiana-Pacific has a 1-year low of $71.39 and a 1-year high of $122.87. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $109.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $106.67.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $666.75 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.71 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Louisiana-Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be issued a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.12%. This is a positive change from Louisiana-Pacific's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. Louisiana-Pacific's dividend payout ratio is 19.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of Louisiana-Pacific stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.50, for a total value of $283,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 18,513 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,101,225.50. The trade was a 11.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LPX. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 158.5% during the 4th 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 stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 430 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.