DA Davidson Expects Weaker Earnings for Louisiana-Pacific

Louisiana-Pacific Co. (NYSE:LPX) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger now forecasts that the building manufacturing company will post earnings of $4.56 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.72. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $123.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.27 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific’s FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

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 firm had revenue of $681.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $666.75 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a return on equity of 25.35% and a net margin of 14.31%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.71 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on LPX. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price 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. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $117.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Louisiana-Pacific from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com downgraded Louisiana-Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 10th. Finally, TD Securities cut their price target on Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $111.50.

Louisiana-Pacific Trading Up 3.3 %

LPX stock opened at $100.91 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $109.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 2.86 and a quick ratio of 1.69. Louisiana-Pacific has a fifty-two week low of $69.94 and a fifty-two week high of $122.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.95.

Louisiana-Pacific Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.50, for a total value of $283,750.00. Following the transaction, the director now 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 1.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Louisiana-Pacific

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,700 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. boosted its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. now owns 935 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 17,400 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $1,802,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 3,254 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake 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 valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.