Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Forecast for LPX Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the building manufacturing company will earn $1.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $125.00 to $123.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Loop Capital raised shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $110.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. TD Securities lowered their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $107.38.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of LPX traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $90.66. The company had a trading volume of 1,045,084 shares, compared to its average volume of 717,203. The firm has a market cap of $6.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.42, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.94. The business has a fifty day moving average of $88.99 and a 200-day moving average of $102.69. Louisiana-Pacific has a 12 month low of $78.82 and a 12 month high of $122.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 2.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 98.8% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 318 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 65.0% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 589 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 56.2% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 720 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 41.5% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,040 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock worth $96,000 after buying an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Louisiana-Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. Louisiana-Pacific's dividend payout ratio is 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.