Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Outlook for LPX Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note issued 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.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on LPX. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. TD Securities decreased their target price 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, 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 report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Louisiana-Pacific presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $107.38.

Louisiana-Pacific Price Performance

LPX stock traded down $0.16 during trading on Friday, hitting $93.78. 338,274 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 713,666. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.94. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $88.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $102.58. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52 week low of $78.82 and a 52 week high of $122.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.86.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $724.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $711.66 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.53 earnings per share. Louisiana-Pacific's revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 269.7% in the fourth quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 41,698 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock valued at $4,318,000 after purchasing an additional 30,418 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 47.3% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 9,751 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock valued at $1,010,000 after buying an additional 3,129 shares during the last quarter. Symphony Financial Ltd. Co. bought a new stake in Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $259,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 167,439 shares of the building manufacturing company's stock valued at $17,338,000 after buying an additional 32,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York Life Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $699,000. 94.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Louisiana-Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th will be issued a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 20th. Louisiana-Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.