Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Building Products & Equipment
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $71.09: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend.
Louisiana-Pacific is a building products manufacturer with two reportable segments: Siding (engineered wood siding, trim, soffit; 62% of 2025 net sales of $2.7B) and OSB (structural panel products; 31% of 2025 net sales), serving new home construction, repair and remodeling, and... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $71.09: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 56d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Louisiana-Pacific CFO Alan Haughie To Retire Effective September 1, 2026; Aaron Howald Named Successor — benzinga Jun 1, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Louisiana-Pacific CFO Alan Haughie To Retire On Effective September 1, 2026; Aaron Howald Named Successor — benzinga Jun 1, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Truist Securities Reiterates Buy on Louisiana-Pacific, Lowers Price Target to $93 — benzinga May 8, 2026 positive
- NEWS Barclays Maintains Overweight on Louisiana-Pacific, Lowers Price Target to $89 — benzinga May 8, 2026 positive
- NEWS Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Louisiana-Pacific, Lowers Price Target to $107 — benzinga May 7, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-06-09T22:11:39Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMProductOSB31%10-K Item 1A: 'We have a high degree of product concentration in OSB, which is subject to commodity pricing and associated price volatility. OSB accounted for about 33% of our North American net sales in 2025'
- MEDIUMCustomertop-10 customers47%10-K Item 1: 'In 2025, our top ten customers accounted for approximately 47% of our net sales.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-17Item 5.02MEDIUMLouisiana-Pacific disclosed compensation arrangements for Jason Ringblom as incoming CEO effective February 19, 2026 (succeeding the prior CEO). Ringblom's annual base salary set at $900,000 with 120% target annual incentive; appointment was originally announced October 30, 2025.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $71.09: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $67.42. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $79.61 (+9.8% upside). Prior stop was $67.42. Stop-loss: $67.42.
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation trades at a P/E of 59.9 (forward 18.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover LPX with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $92.
What does Louisiana-Pacific Corporation do?Louisiana-Pacific is a building products manufacturer with two reportable segments: Siding (engineered wood siding,...
Louisiana-Pacific is a building products manufacturer with two reportable segments: Siding (engineered wood siding, trim, soffit; 62% of 2025 net sales of $2.7B) and OSB (structural panel products; 31% of 2025 net sales), serving new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structures markets in North and South America. Products are sold through wholesale distributors, professional dealers, and retail home centers; top 10 customers represent ~47% of net sales.