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Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know
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In the latest trading session, Louisiana-Pacific (LPX - Free Report) closed at $72.20, marking a -1.31% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.79% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.26%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.55%.
Shares of the home construction supplier witnessed a loss of 2.51% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Construction sector with its gain of 2.79%, and the S&P 500's gain of 4.28%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Louisiana-Pacific in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 5, 2026. On that day, Louisiana-Pacific is projected to report earnings of $0.64 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 35.35%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $683 million, down 9.54% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2 per share and revenue of $2.57 billion, which would represent changes of -24.53% and -5%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Louisiana-Pacific. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
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 remained unchanged. Currently, Louisiana-Pacific is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Louisiana-Pacific is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 36.58. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 28.6, so one might conclude that Louisiana-Pacific is trading at a premium comparatively.
One should further note that LPX currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.84. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. The Building Products - Wood was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.53 at yesterday's closing price.
The Building Products - Wood industry is part of the Construction sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 171, which puts it in the bottom 31% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know
In the latest trading session, Louisiana-Pacific (LPX - Free Report) closed at $72.20, marking a -1.31% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.79% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.26%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.55%.
Shares of the home construction supplier witnessed a loss of 2.51% over the previous month, trailing the performance of the Construction sector with its gain of 2.79%, and the S&P 500's gain of 4.28%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Louisiana-Pacific in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 5, 2026. On that day, Louisiana-Pacific is projected to report earnings of $0.64 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 35.35%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $683 million, down 9.54% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2 per share and revenue of $2.57 billion, which would represent changes of -24.53% and -5%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Louisiana-Pacific. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
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 remained unchanged. Currently, Louisiana-Pacific is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Louisiana-Pacific is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 36.58. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 28.6, so one might conclude that Louisiana-Pacific is trading at a premium comparatively.
One should further note that LPX currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.84. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. The Building Products - Wood was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.53 at yesterday's closing price.
The Building Products - Wood industry is part of the Construction sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 171, which puts it in the bottom 31% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.