Seaport Res Ptn Has Bullish Estimate for LPX Q1 Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the building manufacturing company will earn $0.88 per share 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.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The building manufacturing company reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.23. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 15.22% and a return on equity of 27.09%. The firm had revenue of $814.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $797.26 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.55 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 33.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. DA Davidson upped their price objective on Louisiana-Pacific from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. TD Securities upped their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $115.00 to $123.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of Louisiana-Pacific from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $99.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Thursday, August 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.78.

Louisiana-Pacific Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of Louisiana-Pacific stock opened at $108.82 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 3.38. The company has a fifty day moving average of $102.11 and a 200 day moving average of $93.09. The company has a market capitalization of $7.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.69, a P/E/G ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 1.88. Louisiana-Pacific has a fifty-two week low of $57.13 and a fifty-two week high of $113.04.

Louisiana-Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be given a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 20th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.96%. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.91%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the firm’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 value of $245,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 21,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,064,791.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.30, for a total value of $245,750.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 21,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,064,791.50. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO William Bradley Southern sold 32,600 shares of Louisiana-Pacific stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.44, for a total transaction of $3,046,144.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 596,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,773,027.84. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. purchased a new position in Louisiana-Pacific in the 1st quarter worth about $232,000. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 7,839 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $658,000 after acquiring an additional 312 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 0.5% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 59,907 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $5,027,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.