A share price of Louisiana-Pacific Corp [LPX] is currently trading at $81.84, down -0.27%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LPX shares have gain 5.55% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.05%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Loop Capital upgraded its rating to Buy on May 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $110. On August 08, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Market Perform but maintained its price target of $99 on the stock. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $81 on June 17, 2024. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Loop Capital started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on May 03, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $82. In a note dated January 11, 2024, TD Securities downgraded an Hold rating on this stock.
Louisiana-Pacific Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $73.42 and $121.61. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $117 within the next 12 months. Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE: LPX] shares were valued at $81.84 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 42.96% based on the average LPX price forecast.
Analyzing the LPX fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE:LPX] were 2.82B which represents -8.17% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.24% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.21.
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 81.26 points at the first support level, and at 80.67 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 82.32, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 82.79.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE:LPX] is 2.93. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.72, while the Cash Ratio is 1.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.02, the price to book ratio is 3.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.40.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Macadam Stephen E., Director, that happened on Nov 07 ’25 when 3200.0 shares were purchased. Director, HORTON OZEY K JR completed a deal on Aug 14 ’25 to sell 500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director HORTON OZEY K JR bought 500.0 shares on Aug 13 ’25.
