Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) closed at $72.35 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.35% move from the prior day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.28%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 1.02%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.02%.
The stock of home construction supplier has risen by 8.67% in the past month, leading the Construction sector's loss of 5.11% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.67%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Louisiana-Pacific in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on November 3, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $0.26, marking a 27.78% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $674.25 million, up 1.7% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.13 per share and revenue of $2.52 billion, which would represent changes of -57.36% and -7.09%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Louisiana-Pacific. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 2.74% lower. Louisiana-Pacific is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Digging into valuation, Louisiana-Pacific currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 62.34. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 25.21, so one might conclude that Louisiana-Pacific is trading at a premium comparatively.
It is also worth noting that LPX currently has a PEG ratio of 5.47. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Building Products - Wood industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.36.
The Building Products - Wood industry is part of the Construction sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 190, which puts it in the bottom 23% of all 250+ industries.
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.
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