Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Estimate for LPX Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a report released on Tuesday, May 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the building manufacturing company will earn $1.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.52. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific's current full-year earnings is $5.27 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific's FY2025 earnings at $4.75 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.14. Louisiana-Pacific had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.31%. The business had revenue of $724.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $711.66 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.53 earnings per share. Louisiana-Pacific's revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on LPX. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $126.00 to $112.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. TD Securities decreased their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. 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 report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $107.38.

Louisiana-Pacific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LPX traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $94.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 277,318 shares, compared to its average volume of 715,004. Louisiana-Pacific has a fifty-two week low of $78.82 and a fifty-two week high of $122.87. The company has a market capitalization of $6.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $88.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $102.64.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,087,989 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock valued at $733,961,000 after buying an additional 132,891 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 17.1% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,708,649 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $384,031,000 after acquiring an additional 540,703 shares in the last quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 13.4% in the fourth quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 1,982,826 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $205,322,000 after acquiring an additional 235,069 shares in the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 1,445,106 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $149,641,000 after purchasing an additional 102,897 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,266,145 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $131,109,000 after purchasing an additional 24,285 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.73% of the company's stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Louisiana-Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.65%.

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.