Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic Outlook of LPX Q1 Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the building manufacturing company will earn $1.15 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $117.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. TD Securities reduced 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. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $90.00 to $99.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $111.50.

Louisiana-Pacific Price Performance

Shares of LPX stock opened at $100.91 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.03 billion, a PE ratio of 17.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.95. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $109.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.71. 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 twelve month low of $69.94 and a twelve month high of $122.87.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $681.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $666.75 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 14.31% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.71 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of LPX. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,700 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 12.0% in the 4th quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. now owns 935 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 17,400 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $1,802,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 3,254 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,202 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Louisiana-Pacific

In other news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.50, for a total value of $283,750.00. Following the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th will be given a $0.28 dividend. This is an increase from Louisiana-Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.05%.

About Louisiana-Pacific

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.