Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Outlook for LPX Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has revised its Q3 2025 earnings forecast for Louisiana-Pacific, lowering the expected earnings per share from $0.50 to $0.42.
• Currently, Louisiana-Pacific's consensus rating is a "Hold" with an average price target of $110.57, reflecting mixed sentiments among analysts.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share, yielding 1.3% annually, with a payout ratio of 26.42%.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a report released on Wednesday, September 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the building manufacturing company will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.50. 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 $2.90 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on LPX. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. DA Davidson restated a "buy" rating and issued a $117.00 target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $111.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 11th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $110.57.

Louisiana-Pacific Price Performance

LPX stock opened at $83.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.81 billion, a PE ratio of 19.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.84. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $93.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.84. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Louisiana-Pacific has a 1 year low of $78.82 and a 1 year high of $122.87.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 4.1% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,919 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $268,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 1.1% in the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 11,370 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $1,046,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 3.1% in the first quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,658 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $425,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 2.4% in the second quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,603 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $568,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 2.2% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,962 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.73% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Louisiana-Pacific

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Ozey K. Horton, Jr. sold 500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total transaction of $50,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 29,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,002,528. This trade represents a 1.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. Louisiana-Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.

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