DA Davidson Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for LPX

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – DA Davidson lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger now anticipates that the building manufacturing company will post earnings per share of $4.56 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.72. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $123.00 target price 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 $4.62 EPS.

LPX has been the topic of several other research reports. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $117.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $117.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, TD Securities dropped their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $111.50.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of LPX opened at $100.91 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.03 billion, a PE ratio of 17.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.95. Louisiana-Pacific has a 12-month low of $69.94 and a 12-month high of $122.87. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $109.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $106.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.69.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $681.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $666.75 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.71 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LPX. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 98.8% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 318 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Louisiana-Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 158.5% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 349 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 61.0% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 430 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Louisiana-Pacific

In other 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 value of $283,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 18,513 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,101,225.50. The trade was a 11.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Louisiana-Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 27th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. This is a boost from Louisiana-Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. 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%. Louisiana-Pacific’s payout ratio is presently 19.05%.

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.