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 declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 6th. Shareholders 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 dividend yield of 2.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 16th. View Louisiana-Pacific's Dividend History.
How will Louisiana-Pacific's stock buyback program work?
Louisiana-Pacific declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, August 7th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $150,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 3.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Louisiana-Pacific's earnings last quarter?
Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The building manufacturing company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.14. The building manufacturing company earned $588 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $641.63 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 7.41% and a return on equity of 11.70%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous 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 brokers have issued 1 year target prices 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 $29.11 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.8% 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 2 hold ratings and 5 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?
News stories about LPX stock have been trending very negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Louisiana-Pacific earned a news sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the building manufacturing company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Louisiana-Pacific.
Are investors shorting Louisiana-Pacific?
Louisiana-Pacific saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,570,000 shares, a decrease of 12.1% from the August 15th total of 6,340,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,730,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days. Approximately 4.5% 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 Masco (MAS), Rollins (ROL), PulteGroup (PHM), Lennox International (LII), United Rentals (URI), PERSIMMON/ADR (PSMMY), RPM International (RPM), Atlas Copco (ALFVY), ANHUI CONCH CEM/ADR (AHCHY), Servicemaster Global (SERV), James Hardie Industries (JHX), SHIMIZU CORP/ADR (SHMUY), TAYLOR WIMPEY P/ADR (TWODY), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPXSF) 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 Patten & Patten Inc. TN (0.09%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.04%), Rothschild Investment Corp IL (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Alpha Windward LLC (0.02%) and Strategic Wealth Management Group LLC (0.01%). 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 institutional investors are selling Louisiana-Pacific stock?
Which institutional investors are buying Louisiana-Pacific stock?
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 $26.51.
How big of a company is Louisiana-Pacific?
Louisiana-Pacific has a market capitalization of $3.28 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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