Research Analysts Offer Predictions for LPX Q4 Earnings

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 6th. DA Davidson analyst K. Yinger expects that the building manufacturing company will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $117.00 target price 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 $2.86 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on LPX. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. TD Securities reduced their target price on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $97.00 to $91.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Finally, Vertical Research initiated coverage on shares of Louisiana-Pacific in a research report on Monday, October 20th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $106.33.

Louisiana-Pacific Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE LPX opened at $78.51 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.52 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Louisiana-Pacific has a 12-month low of $76.25 and a 12-month high of $122.87. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.81.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The building manufacturing company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $663.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $670.26 million. Louisiana-Pacific had a return on equity of 18.67% and a net margin of 10.34%.Louisiana-Pacific’s quarterly revenue was down 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.22 earnings per share.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Louisiana-Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Louisiana-Pacific

In other news, Director Ozey K. Horton, Jr. sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.00, for a total value of $50,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 29,728 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,002,528. This represents a 1.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Louisiana-Pacific

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 33,243.5% in the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,588,787 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $222,610,000 after acquiring an additional 2,581,023 shares during the period. Eminence Capital LP grew its position in Louisiana-Pacific by 72.3% during the 2nd quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 2,887,438 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $248,291,000 after purchasing an additional 1,211,495 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Louisiana-Pacific in the second quarter valued at $72,299,000. 59 North Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 32.1% in the first quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 2,618,643 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $240,863,000 after buying an additional 635,817 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Palestra Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 173.5% in the first quarter. Palestra Capital Management LLC now owns 911,621 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $83,851,000 after buying an additional 578,248 shares during the last quarter. 94.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.