Q1 Earnings Estimate for LPX Issued By DA Davidson

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger forecasts that the building manufacturing company will post earnings per share of $1.13 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently 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.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on LPX. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Securities lowered their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Louisiana-Pacific from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, November 10th. Two investment 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 Down 0.5 %

Shares of LPX opened at $100.98 on Friday. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52 week low of $66.77 and a 52 week high of $122.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.17, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $110.52 and a 200-day moving average of $106.44.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.03 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $666.75 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.71 EPS. The company's revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

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 given a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. This is a boost from Louisiana-Pacific's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Louisiana-Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.69%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the business'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 $2,101,225.50. The trade was a 11.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.26% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LPX. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 11,417.9% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,106,410 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $118,895,000 after purchasing an additional 1,096,804 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 1,736.2% in the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 891,351 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $92,299,000 after purchasing an additional 842,809 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Louisiana-Pacific in the fourth quarter worth about $78,181,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 25.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,167,946 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock valued at $340,427,000 after buying an additional 638,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Palestra Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,521,000. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.

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