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LPX Stock  USD 100.02  0.83  0.82%   
Slightly above 62% of Louisiana Pacific's investor base is looking to short. The analysis of overall sentiment of trading Louisiana Pacific stock suggests that many investors are alarmed at this time. Louisiana Pacific's investing sentiment can be driven by a variety of factors including economic data, Louisiana Pacific's earnings reports, geopolitical events, and overall market trends.
  
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Louisiana Pacific Fundamental Analysis

We analyze Louisiana Pacific's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Louisiana Pacific using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Louisiana Pacific based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

Total Debt

Total Debt Comparative Analysis

Louisiana Pacific is currently under evaluation in total debt category among its peers. Total Debt refers to the amount of long term interest-bearing liabilities that a company carries on its balance sheet. That may include bonds sold to the public, notes written to banks or capital leases. Typically, debt can help a company magnify its earnings, but the burden of interest and principal payments will eventually prevent the firm from borrow excessively.

Louisiana Pacific Potential Pair-trading

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Louisiana Pacific stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Louisiana Pacific could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Louisiana Pacific by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.

Peers

Louisiana Pacific Related Equities

FBINFortune Brands   2.28   
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95.0%
AAONAAON   1.72   
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71.0%
JCIJohnson Controls   1.20   
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50.0%
AZEKAzek   1.08   
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45.0%
LIILennox International   0.68   
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28.0%
TTTrane Technologies   0.55   
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23.0%
BECNBeacon Roofing   0.06   
2.0%
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MASMasco   0.08   
3.0%
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CSLCarlisle Companies   0.25   
10.0%
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TREXTrex   1.36   
56.0%
0%
CARRCarrier Global   1.64   
68.0%
0%
OCOwens Corning   2.39   
100.0%
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Additional Tools for Louisiana Stock Analysis

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