Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX) is a leading manufacturer of building materials and engineered wood products for residential, industrial and light commercial construction. The company produces a diverse portfolio of products, including oriented strand board (OSB), engineered wood siding, trim, molding, sheathing panels and subflooring. Its flagship product lines, such as LP® SmartSide® trim and siding, are designed to offer enhanced durability, moisture resistance and ease of installation, helping builders and homeowners achieve long-lasting performance in a variety of climates.

Founded in 1973 as a spin-off from Georgia-Pacific, Louisiana-Pacific established its reputation by pioneering innovative manufacturing techniques for OSB, becoming one of the first companies to bring the product to market in the 1980s. Over the years, LPX has invested in process automation, advanced resin formulations and environmental stewardship to reduce waste and improve the sustainability of its wood harvesting and manufacturing operations. The company operates multiple production facilities across the United States and Canada, ensuring efficient distribution to major homebuilding and retail channels in North America.

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Louisiana-Pacific is governed by a Board of Directors and led by an experienced executive team focused on strategic growth, operational excellence and customer service. The company’s management emphasizes continuous research and development to introduce new product innovations that address energy efficiency, weather resistance and design flexibility. By aligning its manufacturing capabilities with evolving industry trends, LPX strives to support professional builders, remodelers and do-it-yourself homeowners with high-performance building solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.03 to $71.14
• 50-Day Range: $67.06 to $77.07
• 52-Week Range: $66.12 to $102.86
• Volume: 823,853 shs
• Average Volume: 1.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.92 billion
• P/E Ratio: 59.73
• Dividend Yield: 1.70%
• Price Target: $97.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Louisiana-Pacific scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 100 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Louisiana-Pacific has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Louisiana-Pacific has a consensus price target of $97.25, representing about 38.0% upside from its current price of $70.49.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Louisiana-Pacific has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 105.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Louisiana-Pacific are expected to grow by 105.50% in the coming year, from $2.00 to $4.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Louisiana-Pacific is 59.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Louisiana-Pacific is 59.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 17.71.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Louisiana-Pacific has a PEG Ratio of 1.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Louisiana-Pacific has a P/B Ratio of 2.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.01% of the float of Louisiana-Pacific has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Louisiana-Pacific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.72, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Louisiana-Pacific has recently increased by 3.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Louisiana-Pacific pays a meaningful dividend of 1.70%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Louisiana-Pacific has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Louisiana-Pacific is 101.69%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Louisiana-Pacific will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.20% next year. This indicates that Louisiana-Pacific will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Louisiana-Pacific has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Louisiana-Pacific this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for LPX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Louisiana-Pacific insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $102,167.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.65% of the stock of Louisiana-Pacific is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.73% of the stock of Louisiana-Pacific is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/13 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/13/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Record date for 5/28 Dividend: 5/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend: 5/14/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG PRD - WOOD
• Sub-Industry: Forest Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LPX
• CIK: 60519
• Web: www.lpcorp.com
• Phone: (615) 986-5600
• Fax: 877-523-7192
• Employees: 4,300
• Year Founded: 1973

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Louisiana-Pacific: $97.25
• High Price Target: $114.00
• Low Price Target: $86.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 59.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.24
• P/E Growth: 1.77
• Net Income: $146 million
• Net Margins: 3.20%
• Pretax Margin: 4.49%
• Return on Equity: 7.03%
• Return on Assets: 4.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 3.26
• Quick Ratio: 1.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.82
• Cash Flow: $4.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.88
• Book Value: $24.76 per share
• Price / Book: 2.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 69,860,000
• Free Float: 69,411,000
• Market Cap: $4.92 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.60