The stock of Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) has decreased by -1.95 when compared to last closing price of 90.77.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -3.51% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-05 that Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
Is It Worth Investing in Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) Right Now?
Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 15.64x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for LPX is at 1.88. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LPX is 68.30M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.32% of that float. The average trading volume for LPX on June 12, 2025 was 699.51K shares.
LPX’s Market Performance
LPX’s stock has seen a -3.51% decrease for the week, with a -5.82% drop in the past month and a -3.03% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.81% for Louisiana-Pacific Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.13% for LPX’s stock, with a -12.16% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LPX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LPX stocks, with Loop Capital repeating the rating for LPX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LPX in the upcoming period, according to Loop Capital is $110 based on the research report published on May 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LPX reach a price target of $99. The rating they have provided for LPX stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on August 08th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Sell” to LPX, setting the target price at $81 in the report published on June 17th of the previous year.
LPX Trading at -0.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LPX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.57% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LPX starting from LIZANNE GOTTUNG, who proposed sale 1,179 shares at the price of $89.52 back on Jun 11 ’25. After this action, LIZANNE GOTTUNG now owns shares of Louisiana-Pacific Corp, valued at $105,548 using the latest closing price.
Gottung Lizanne C, the Director of Louisiana-Pacific Corp, sale 2,500 shares at $113.50 during a trade that took place back on Dec 16 ’24, which means that Gottung Lizanne C is holding 18,513 shares at $283,738 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LPX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Louisiana-Pacific Corp stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 24.41, with 15.98 for asset returns.
Based on Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.49. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 41.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 530.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 18.61for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.14. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.03.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
