Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures building products primarily for use in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets. It also markets and sells products for use in light industrial and commercial construction applications. It operates through four segments: Siding; North America Oriented Strand Board (OSB); Engineered Wood Products; and South America.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Lumber & wood products, except furniture
Sub-IndustryForest Products
SectorConstruction
Phone615-986-5600
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.83 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees4,900
Next Earnings Date11/5/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Louisiana-Pacific's stock symbol?
Louisiana-Pacific trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LPX."
How often does Louisiana-Pacific pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Louisiana-Pacific?
Louisiana-Pacific announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Monday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.135 per share on Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 16th. View Louisiana-Pacific's Dividend History.
How will Louisiana-Pacific's stock buyback program work?
Louisiana-Pacific announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Tuesday, August 7th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $150,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 3.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Louisiana-Pacific's earnings last quarter?
Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The building manufacturing company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.14. The building manufacturing company had revenue of $588 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $641.63 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 7.41%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.11 earnings per share. View Louisiana-Pacific's Earnings History.
When is Louisiana-Pacific's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for LPX?
7 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Louisiana-Pacific's shares. Their predictions range from $24.75 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate Louisiana-Pacific's share price to reach $29.1071 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Louisiana-Pacific.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Louisiana-Pacific?
7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Louisiana-Pacific in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Louisiana-Pacific.
Has Louisiana-Pacific been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about LPX stock have been trending negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Louisiana-Pacific earned a media sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the building manufacturing company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Louisiana-Pacific.
Are investors shorting Louisiana-Pacific?
Louisiana-Pacific saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,894,100 shares, an increase of 61.4% from the July 31st total of 6,128,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,040,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.9 days. Approximately 8.0% of the company's shares are short sold. View Louisiana-Pacific's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Louisiana-Pacific's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Louisiana-Pacific include Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC), Rollins (ROL), PulteGroup (PHM), United Rentals (URI), Lennox International (LII), RPM International (RPM), PERSIMMON/ADR (PSMMY), Atlas Copco (ALFVY), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPXSF), ANHUI CONCH CEM/ADR (AHCHY), Servicemaster Global (SERV), SHIMIZU CORP/ADR (SHMUY), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Jiangsu Expressway (JEXYY) and Owens Corning (OC).
What other stocks do shareholders of Louisiana-Pacific own?
Who are Louisiana-Pacific's key executives?
Louisiana-Pacific's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. William Bradley Southern, CEO & Director (Age 59)
- Mr. Timothy Mann Jr., Exec. VP of Bus. Devel., Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 53)
- Mr. Neil Sherman, Exec. VP of the Siding Bus. (Age 56)
- Mr. Jason Ringblom, Exec. VP, OSB (Age 36)
- Mr. Alan J. M. Haughie, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)
Who are Louisiana-Pacific's major shareholders?
Louisiana-Pacific's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.56%), BlackRock Inc. (12.56%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.74%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (4.70%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.38%) and APG Asset Management N.V. (2.09%). Company insiders that own Louisiana-Pacific stock include Gary Cook, Lizanne C Gottung, Michael Emory Kinney, Neil Sherman and William Bradley Southern. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Louisiana-Pacific.
Which major investors are selling Louisiana-Pacific stock?
LPX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Man Group plc, Vanguard Group Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd, Panagora Asset Management Inc., APG Asset Management N.V. and Royal Bank of Canada. View Insider Buying and Selling for Louisiana-Pacific.
Which major investors are buying Louisiana-Pacific stock?
LPX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Bank of Montreal Can, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and Balyasny Asset Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Louisiana-Pacific.
How do I buy shares of Louisiana-Pacific?
Shares of LPX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Louisiana-Pacific's stock price today?
One share of LPX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.86.
How big of a company is Louisiana-Pacific?
Louisiana-Pacific has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion and generates $2.83 billion in revenue each year. The building manufacturing company earns $394.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.74 on an earnings per share basis. Louisiana-Pacific employs 4,900 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Louisiana-Pacific.
What is Louisiana-Pacific's official website?
How can I contact Louisiana-Pacific?
Louisiana-Pacific's mailing address is 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN, 37219. The building manufacturing company can be reached via phone at 615-986-5600.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE LPX)
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