Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.77 in relation to its previous close of 88.19. However, the company has experienced a 1.78% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-24 that NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, today released its 2025 Sustainability Report, which details the company’s continued emphasis on responsible practices across its operations, products, and community involvement. “Sustainability is a core part of how we operate at LP,” said LP Chair and CEO Brad Southern. “It informs our decision-making, strengthens our performance, and reflects our long-standing commitme.
Is It Worth Investing in Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) is 15.38x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LPX is 1.87. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LPX is 68.31M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.32% of that float. On June 26, 2025, LPX’s average trading volume was 751.60K shares.
LPX’s Market Performance
LPX stock saw a decrease of 1.78% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.54% and a quarterly a decrease of -8.04%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.89%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.77% for Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.18% for LPX stock, with a simple moving average of -13.31% for the last 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 -1.98% 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 -28.78% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LPX starting from Gottung Lizanne C, who sale 1,179 shares at the price of $89.52 back on Jun 11 ’25. After this action, Gottung Lizanne C now owns 18,838 shares of Louisiana-Pacific Corp, valued at $105,544 using the latest 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 2.11. 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
To wrap up, the performance of Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
