Is Louisiana-Pacific Corp (NYSE: LPX) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

Louisiana-Pacific Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Building Products & Equipment industry. The current market capitalization of Louisiana-Pacific Corp is $6.25B. A total of 1.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 693.60K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Gottung Lizanne C sold 2,500 shares of LPX for 113.50 per share on Dec 16 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 18,513 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 16 ’24, LIZANNE GOTTUNG bought 2,500 shares at 112.83 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, HORTON OZEY K JR disposed of 300 shares on Nov 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $113.41. This resulted in the Director holding 28,638 shares of LPX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gottung Lizanne C sold 2,500 shares at $98.30 per share on Sep 16 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 21,005.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Louisiana-Pacific Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.06, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.18%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.77. LPX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.2% when it declared a $0.28 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/20/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/27/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1%. The LPX stock dividend was $0.28 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LPX has a high of $122.87 and a low of $72.91.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LPX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $358.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $397.00M in debt and $360.00M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $24.17, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.24B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LPX is Buy with a score of 3.22.

Most Popular

Related Posts