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Understanding the Risks of Investing in Louisiana-Pacific Corp (LPX)

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Louisiana-Pacific Corp’s recent filing unveils that its Director Gottung Lizanne C unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.28 million on Dec 16 ’24. In the deal valued at $113.50 per share,2,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Gottung Lizanne C now holds 18,513 shares worth roughly $1.62 million.

Then, LIZANNE GOTTUNG bought 2,500 shares, generating $282,075 in total proceeds.

Before that, HORTON OZEY K JR sold 300 shares. Louisiana-Pacific Corp shares valued at $34,023 were divested by the Director at a price of $113.41 per share. As a result of the transaction, HORTON OZEY K JR now holds 28,638 shares, worth roughly $2.51 million.

BMO Capital Markets downgraded its Louisiana-Pacific Corp [LPX] rating to a Market perform from a an Outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Goldman’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid June from “a Neutral” to “a Sell”. Seaport Research Partners also remained covering LPX and has decreased its forecast on May 09, 2024 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Loop Capital started covering the stock on May 03, 2024. It rated LPX as “a Hold”.

Price Performance Review of LPX

On Monday, Louisiana-Pacific Corp [NYSE:LPX] saw its stock fall -0.01% to $87.53. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.40%. Louisiana-Pacific Corp shares have fallen nearly -15.47% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 20.12% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $122.87 was reached on 02/06/25, a 52-week low of $72.91 was recorded on 04/09/25. SMA at 50 days reached $90.50, while 200 days put it at $101.63.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For LPX Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 86.04, which if violated will result in even more drops to 84.54. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 89.10. A further resistance level may holdings at 90.67. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 48.94, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.49, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 21.07%. Stochastics %K at 77.83% indicates the stock is a holding.

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