Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for LPX

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the building manufacturing company will post earnings per share of $1.15 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.10. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $681.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $666.75 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 25.35%. Louisiana-Pacific’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.71 EPS.

LPX has been the topic of several other research reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Loop Capital lowered their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $117.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. StockNews.com cut shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 10th. TD Securities lowered their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $111.50.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Up 3.3 %

Louisiana-Pacific stock opened at $100.91 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $109.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.71. The stock has a market cap of $7.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.16, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52 week low of $69.94 and a 52 week high of $122.87.

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 158.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 349 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 61.0% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 430 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the period. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.50, for a total transaction of $283,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 18,513 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,101,225.50. This trade represents a 11.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be issued a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. This is a boost from Louisiana-Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.05%.

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.