Q3 Earnings Estimate for LPX Issued By DA Davidson

Key Points

• DA Davidson has forecast Louisiana-Pacific's Q3 2025 earnings to be $0.29 EPS, with a price target of $117.00 and a "Buy" rating on the stock.
• Louisiana-Pacific's stock was up 2.0% on Monday, opening at $90.71, but has a 52-week trading range from $78.82 to $122.87.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share with a dividend yield of 1.2%, set to be paid on August 29th.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a report issued on Thursday, August 7th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger expects that the building manufacturing company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $117.00 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 FY2025 earnings at $2.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.41 EPS.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The building manufacturing company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.02. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 10.34% and a return on equity of 18.67%. The business had revenue of $755.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $751.15 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.09 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 7.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on LPX. Loop Capital upgraded Louisiana-Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $110.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Louisiana-Pacific from $111.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Sunday, August 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $106.13.

Louisiana-Pacific Trading Up 7.1%

Shares of LPX traded up $6.83 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $102.43. The company had a trading volume of 726,337 shares, compared to its average volume of 735,924. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52-week low of $78.82 and a 52-week high of $122.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 2.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $89.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.50. The firm has a market cap of $7.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.80.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of LPX. 59 North Capital Management LP raised its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 32.1% in the first quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 2,618,643 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $240,863,000 after buying an additional 635,817 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 33,243.5% during the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,588,787 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $222,610,000 after acquiring an additional 2,581,023 shares during the period. Eminence Capital LP raised its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 16.0% in the 1st quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 1,675,943 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $154,153,000 after acquiring an additional 230,837 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,266,145 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock valued at $131,109,000 after purchasing an additional 24,285 shares during the period. Finally, Palestra Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 173.5% in the 1st quarter. Palestra Capital Management LLC now owns 911,621 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock valued at $83,851,000 after purchasing an additional 578,248 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.73% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 1,179 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.52, for a total transaction of $105,544.08. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 18,838 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,686,377.76. The trade was a 5.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Louisiana-Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a $0.28 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Louisiana-Pacific's payout ratio is 26.42%.

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.