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Here's Why Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Fell More Than Broader Market
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In the latest trading session, Louisiana-Pacific (LPX - Free Report) closed at $77.03, marking a -2.3% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.08%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.61%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.08%.
The home construction supplier's stock has dropped by 18.38% in the past month, falling short of the Construction sector's loss of 9.08% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.16%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Louisiana-Pacific in its upcoming release. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.05, signifying a 96.06% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $570.9 million, indicating a 21.15% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $2.79 per share and a revenue of $2.86 billion, indicating changes of +5.28% and +5.39%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Louisiana-Pacific. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 12.54% lower. Louisiana-Pacific is holding a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell) right now.
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Louisiana-Pacific has a Forward P/E ratio of 28.26 right now. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 25.48 of its industry.
The Building Products - Wood industry is part of the Construction sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 210, this industry ranks in the bottom 15% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.
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Here's Why Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Fell More Than Broader Market
In the latest trading session, Louisiana-Pacific (LPX - Free Report) closed at $77.03, marking a -2.3% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.08%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.61%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.08%.
The home construction supplier's stock has dropped by 18.38% in the past month, falling short of the Construction sector's loss of 9.08% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.16%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Louisiana-Pacific in its upcoming release. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $0.05, signifying a 96.06% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $570.9 million, indicating a 21.15% decrease compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $2.79 per share and a revenue of $2.86 billion, indicating changes of +5.28% and +5.39%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Louisiana-Pacific. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 12.54% lower. Louisiana-Pacific is holding a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell) right now.
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Louisiana-Pacific has a Forward P/E ratio of 28.26 right now. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 25.48 of its industry.
The Building Products - Wood industry is part of the Construction sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 210, this industry ranks in the bottom 15% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.