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In the latest session, Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) closed at $77.22 down -1.23% from its previous closing price of $78.18. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. LPX stock price reached its highest trading level at $79.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.37.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Louisiana-Pacific Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.72 and its Current Ratio is at 2.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
On May 07, 2025, Loop Capital Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $110.
BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on August 08, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $99.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’25 when HORTON OZEY K JR sold 500 shares for $101.00 per share. The transaction valued at 50,500 led to the insider holds 29,728 shares of the business.
HORTON OZEY K JR bought 500 shares of LPX for $50,500 on Aug 13 ’25. On Jun 11 ’25, another insider, Gottung Lizanne C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,179 shares for $89.52 each. As a result, the insider received 105,544 and left with 18,838 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LPX now has a Market Capitalization of 5377868288 and an Enterprise Value of 5459400192. As of this moment, Louisiana-Pacific’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.935 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.791.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LPX is 1.81, which has changed by -0.2996506 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13355756 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LPX has reached a high of $122.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $78.03. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.20%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LPX has traded an average of 867.26K shares per day and 937670 over the past ten days. A total of 70.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 68.42M. Insiders hold about 1.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.74% stake in the company. Shares short for LPX as of 1760486400 were 3690384 with a Short Ratio of 4.26, compared to 1757894400 on 3152300. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3690384 and a Short% of Float of 6.78.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LPX is 1.10, from 0.26 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0033256586. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.25. The current Payout Ratio is 17.58% for LPX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1993-06-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX) is currently being evaluated by 2.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.77, with high estimates of $1.05 and low estimates of $0.41.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.79 and $2.62 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.68. EPS for the following year is $4.07, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $4.8 and $2.9.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $591.11M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $609.05M to a low estimate of $568.2M. As of. The current estimate, Louisiana-Pacific Corp’s year-ago sales were $681MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $685.11M. There is a high estimate of $735.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $657.32M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LPX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.73B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.94BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.05B and the low estimate is $2.81B.
