Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for LPX

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a report released on Wednesday, September 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the building manufacturing company will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.27 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific’s FY2025 earnings at $2.90 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $111.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 11th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.57.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of LPX opened at $84.80 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $93.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $90.80. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52 week low of $78.82 and a 52 week high of $122.87. The stock has a market cap of $5.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.84.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The building manufacturing company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.02. Louisiana-Pacific had a return on equity of 18.67% and a net margin of 10.34%.The firm had revenue of $755.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $751.15 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.09 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,919 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. raised its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 1.1% in the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 11,370 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $1,046,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the period. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 3.1% in the first quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,658 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the period. Moran Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 2.4% in the second quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,603 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $568,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,962 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. 94.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Louisiana-Pacific

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Ozey K. Horton, Jr. sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $50,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 29,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,002,528. This trade represents a 1.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Louisiana-Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were issued a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.42%.

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.