Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) closed at $91.25 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.47% move from the prior day. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.03%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.58%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.28%.
The home construction supplier's stock has climbed by 12.19% in the past month, exceeding the Construction sector's gain of 6.96% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.6%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Louisiana-Pacific in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on February 17, 2026. On that day, Louisiana-Pacific is projected to report earnings of $0.04 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 96.12%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $608.6 million, down 10.63% from the year-ago period.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $2.67 per share and revenue of $2.75 billion, indicating changes of -54.59% and 0%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Louisiana-Pacific. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 6.57% lower. Louisiana-Pacific is holding a Zacks Rank of #5 (Strong Sell) right now.
Digging into valuation, Louisiana-Pacific currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 26.07. This expresses no noticeable deviation compared to the average Forward P/E of 26.07 of its industry.
The Building Products - Wood industry is part of the Construction sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 232, putting it in the bottom 6% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the 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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