DA Davidson Expects Weaker Earnings for Louisiana-Pacific

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) – DA Davidson lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a research note issued on Thursday, June 26th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger now expects that the building manufacturing company will earn $0.89 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.06. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $117.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.27 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on LPX. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Loop Capital raised Louisiana-Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on Louisiana-Pacific from $126.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $106.63.

Louisiana-Pacific Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE LPX opened at $87.67 on Friday. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52 week low of $78.82 and a 52 week high of $122.87. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $89.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $97.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.10 billion, a PE ratio of 15.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.14. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 13.74% and a return on equity of 23.75%. The company had revenue of $724.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $711.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.53 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LPX. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Louisiana-Pacific during the 1st quarter worth $1,439,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its stake in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 20.0% in the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 2,591 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 15.2% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 225,565 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $20,747,000 after purchasing an additional 29,846 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Louisiana-Pacific by 207.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 28,219 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $2,596,000 after acquiring an additional 19,029 shares during the period. Finally, United Services Automobile Association bought a new position in shares of Louisiana-Pacific during the 1st quarter valued at about $377,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Louisiana-Pacific

In other news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 1,179 shares of Louisiana-Pacific stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.52, for a total transaction of $105,544.08. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 18,838 shares in the company, valued at $1,686,377.76. The trade was a 5.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.28%. Louisiana-Pacific’s payout ratio is currently 19.65%.

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.