Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX) is a manufacturer of building products used in residential and light commercial construction. The company’s portfolio includes engineered wood siding and trim, oriented strand board (OSB), and other engineered wood products designed for wall, roof, and structural applications.

Louisiana-Pacific is best known for its LP SmartSide siding and trim products, which are made from engineered wood and marketed as alternatives to traditional wood siding. The company also produces structural panels and related solutions used by builders, remodelers, and distributors, as well as products for outdoor living and other construction applications.

Founded in 1972 as a spin-off from Georgia-Pacific, Louisiana-Pacific serves customers primarily in North America and has expanded its presence through manufacturing facilities and distribution relationships in the United States, Canada, and other selected markets. The company is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.01 to $66.88
• 50-Day Range: $64.62 to $78.38
• 52-Week Range: $62.18 to $100.34
• Volume: 1.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 84.37
• Dividend Yield: 1.80%
• Price Target: $91.17
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Louisiana-Pacific scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 83rd out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Louisiana-Pacific has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Louisiana-Pacific has a consensus price target of $91.17, representing about 36.8% upside from its current price of $66.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Louisiana-Pacific has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 188.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Louisiana-Pacific are expected to grow by 188.18% in the coming year, from $1.10 to $3.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Louisiana-Pacific is 84.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Louisiana-Pacific is 84.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Louisiana-Pacific has a PEG Ratio of 10.04. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Louisiana-Pacific has a P/B Ratio of 2.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.54% of the float of Louisiana-Pacific has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Louisiana-Pacific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Louisiana-Pacific has recently increased by 14.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Louisiana-Pacific pays a meaningful dividend of 1.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Louisiana-Pacific has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Louisiana-Pacific is 151.90%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Louisiana-Pacific will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.85% next year. This indicates that Louisiana-Pacific will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Louisiana-Pacific has a news sentiment score of 0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Louisiana-Pacific this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for LPX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Louisiana-Pacific insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.65% of the stock of Louisiana-Pacific is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.73% of the stock of Louisiana-Pacific is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Paper & Forest Products
• Sub-Industry: Forest Products
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LPX
• CIK: 60519
• Web: www.lpcorp.com
• Phone: (615) 986-5600
• Fax: 877-523-7192
• Employees: 4,300
• Year Founded: 1973

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Louisiana-Pacific: $91.17
• High Price Target: $107.00
• Low Price Target: $64.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 84.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 60.59
• P/E Growth: 10.04
• Net Income: $146 million
• Net Margins: 2.19%
• Pretax Margin: 3.08%
• Return on Equity: 4.67%
• Return on Assets: 3.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 3.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.89
• Cash Flow: $4.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.10
• Book Value: $24.85 per share
• Price / Book: 2.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 69,923,000
• Free Float: 69,469,000
• Market Cap: $4.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.63