Analysts Issue Forecasts for LPX Q4 Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 6th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger forecasts that the building manufacturing company will post earnings of ($0.07) per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $117.00 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 $2.86 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Louisiana-Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $104.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Vertical Research started coverage on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research report on Monday, October 20th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $106.33.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Down 1.8%

NYSE:LPX opened at $77.07 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a current ratio of 2.84. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $89.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $90.74. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52-week low of $76.25 and a 52-week high of $122.87.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The building manufacturing company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $663.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $670.26 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 10.34% and a return on equity of 18.67%. Louisiana-Pacific’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.22 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LPX. CCM Investment Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific in the first quarter valued at about $633,000. Sierra Summit Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the first quarter worth about $511,000. Prudential PLC raised its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 27.2% in the 1st quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 44,829 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $4,123,000 after buying an additional 9,581 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 7,381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 32.4% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 37,865 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $3,483,000 after acquiring an additional 9,262 shares during the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Louisiana-Pacific

In other news, Director Ozey K. Horton, Jr. sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $50,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 29,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,002,528. The trade was a 1.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.25%.

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.