In a report released today, Matt McKellar from RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on Louisiana-Pacific (LPX – Research Report), with a price target of $82.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $70.13.
McKellar covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as International Paper Co, WestRock, and Cascades. According to TipRanks, McKellar has an average return of 5.3% and a 52.94% success rate on recommended stocks.
In addition to RBC Capital, Louisiana-Pacific also received a Buy from D.A. Davidson’s Kurt Yinger in a report issued on February 13. However, yesterday, Goldman Sachs maintained a Hold rating on Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX).
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LPX market cap is currently $5.06B and has a P/E ratio of 28.51.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 47 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of LPX in relation to earlier this year.
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Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Company Description:
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. engages in designing, manufacturing and marketing of products for the new home construction, repair and remodeling and outdoor structures markets. It operates through the following four segments: Siding, Oriented Strand Board (OSB), Engineered Wood Products, and South America. The Siding segment offers wood-based sidings, trim, soffit, fascia, and pre-finished lap and trim products in a variety of patterns and textures. The OSB segment manufactures and distributes oriented strand board structural panel products. The Engineered Wood Products segment includes laminated veneer lumber, laminated strand lumber, I-Joists, and other related products. The South American segment covers the distribution of OSB and siding products in South America and certain export markets. The company was founded on January 5, 1973 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.
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