Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Estimate for LPX Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now forecasts that the building manufacturing company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.27 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on LPX. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $111.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered Louisiana-Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $117.00 price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research report on Thursday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $110.57.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:LPX opened at $84.80 on Monday. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52 week low of $78.82 and a 52 week high of $122.87. The company has a market capitalization of $5.91 billion, a PE ratio of 20.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.84. The company’s fifty day moving average is $93.06 and its 200-day moving average is $90.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 2.84.

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

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 18.6% during the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 136,939 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $12,486,000 after acquiring an additional 21,462 shares in the last quarter. CCM Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the first quarter worth about $633,000. Sierra Summit Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the first quarter worth about $511,000. Prudential PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 27.2% during the 1st quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 44,829 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $4,123,000 after purchasing an additional 9,581 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 525,686 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $48,353,000 after purchasing an additional 7,381 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Ozey K. Horton, Jr. sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, 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 document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

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

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.