A share price of Louisiana-Pacific Corp [LPX] is currently trading at $90.82, up 0.90%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LPX shares have gain 1.86% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.62%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE: LPX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 07, 2025, when Loop Capital upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $110 for it. Previously, BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Market Perform on August 08, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $99. On June 17, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sell and revised its price target to $81 on the stock. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Loop Capital initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $82 as its price target on May 03, 2024. TD Securities downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 11, 2024. In a note dated September 20, 2023, TD Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $78.
Louisiana-Pacific Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $78.82 and $122.87. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $113.5 within the next 12 months. Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE: LPX] shares were valued at $90.82 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.97% based on the average LPX price forecast.
Analyzing the LPX fundamentals
Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.16, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.22. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.22.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 89.77 points at the first support level, and at 88.72 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 91.83, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 92.84.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE:LPX] is 3.03. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.59, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.93. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.15, the price to book ratio is 3.76 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.96.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gottung Lizanne C, Director, that happened on Jun 11 ’25 when 1179.0 shares were sold. Director, LIZANNE GOTTUNG completed a deal on Jun 11 ’25 to buy 1179.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Gottung Lizanne C sold 2500.0 shares on Dec 16 ’24.
