Seaport Res Ptn Issues Optimistic Outlook for LPX Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a report issued on Tuesday, November 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the building manufacturing company will post earnings per share of $0.88 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.83. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific's current full-year earnings is $5.12 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

LPX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. TD Securities increased their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $115.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $119.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $101.78.

Louisiana-Pacific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LPX traded down $0.36 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $108.14. The company had a trading volume of 1,027,317 shares, compared to its average volume of 714,551. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $101.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $92.98. The stock has a market cap of $7.60 billion, a PE ratio of 17.58, a P/E/G ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a current ratio of 3.38, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Louisiana-Pacific has a 1-year low of $57.13 and a 1-year high of $113.04.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The building manufacturing company reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $814.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $797.26 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 15.22% and a return on equity of 27.09%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 33.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be paid a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.96%. Louisiana-Pacific's payout ratio is 16.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Ozey K. Horton, Jr. sold 800 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.10, for a total value of $76,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 29,008 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,787,668.80. The trade was 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 hyperlink. In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total transaction of $245,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 21,005 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,064,791.50. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ozey K. Horton, Jr. sold 800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.10, for a total value of $76,880.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 29,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,787,668.80. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 35,900 shares of company stock worth $3,368,774. Insiders own 1.53% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Louisiana-Pacific during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Whittier Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 258.5% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 441 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Louisiana-Pacific in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 57.3% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 486 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the period. 94.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.