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Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX) closed the day trading at $94.08 down -1.05% from the previous closing price of $95.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. LPX stock price reached its highest trading level at $96.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $93.94.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LPX, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.95 and its Current Ratio is at 3.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.22.
On June 17, 2024, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $89 to $81.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 09 ’24 when HORTON OZEY K JR sold 800 shares for $96.10 per share. The transaction valued at 76,880 led to the insider holds 29,008 shares of the business.
HORTON OZEY K JR bought 800 shares of LPX for $76,650 on Aug 09 ’24. On Jun 17 ’24, another insider, Gottung Lizanne C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,591 shares for $89.18 each. As a result, the insider received 320,239 and left with 23,501 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 6611557376 and an Enterprise Value of 6664560640. As of this moment, Louisiana-Pacific’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.278 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.347.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LPX is 1.88, which has changed by 0.56149375 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24822903 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LPX has reached a high of $101.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.43%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LPX traded about 926.63K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LPX traded about 869150 shares per day. A total of 72.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.21M. Insiders hold about 1.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.08% stake in the company. Shares short for LPX as of 1722384000 were 2465160 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1719532800 on 1896429. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2465160 and a Short% of Float of 3.52.
Dividends & Splits
LPX’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.76, up from 1.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010517458The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.5. The current Payout Ratio is 38.83% for LPX, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-05-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1724112000. 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 9.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.53, with high estimates of $0.73 and low estimates of $0.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.39 and $4.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.07. EPS for the following year is $5.28, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $6.4 and $4.2.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $686.76M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $752.1M to a low estimate of $615M. As of the current estimate, Louisiana-Pacific Corp.’s year-ago sales were $727.17MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $635.02M. There is a high estimate of $706.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $530M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LPX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.08B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.68B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.88B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.58BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.32B and the low estimate is $2.87B.
