Orchids Paper Products (OTCMKTS:TISUQ) & Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) Head-To-Head Comparison

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) and Orchids Paper Products (OTCMKTS:TISUQ) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Louisiana-Pacific and Orchids Paper Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Louisiana-Pacific	2.19%	4.67%	3.10%
Orchids Paper Products	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Louisiana-Pacific and Orchids Paper Products”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Louisiana-Pacific	$2.47 billion	2.10	$146.00 million	$0.79	93.80
Orchids Paper Products	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Louisiana-Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Orchids Paper Products.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Louisiana-Pacific and Orchids Paper Products, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Louisiana-Pacific	2	1	11	0	2.64
Orchids Paper Products	0	0	0	0	0.00

Louisiana-Pacific presently has a consensus target price of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.86%. Given Louisiana-Pacific’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Louisiana-Pacific is more favorable than Orchids Paper Products.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Orchids Paper Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Louisiana-Pacific beats Orchids Paper Products on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Louisiana-Pacific

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides building solutions primarily for use in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets. It operates through Siding, Oriented Strand Board, LP South America, and Other segments. The Siding segment offers LP SmartSide trim and siding products, LP SmartSide ExpertFinish trim and siding products, LP BuilderSeries lap siding products, and LP Outdoor Building Solutions; and engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia products. Its Oriented Strand Board segment manufactures and distributes oriented strand board structural panel products comprising LP TechShield radiant barriers, LP WeatherLogic air and water barriers, LP Legacy premium sub-flooring products, LP NovaCore, LP FlameBlock fire-rated sheathing products, and LP TopNotch sub-flooring products. The LP South America segment manufactures and distributes oriented strand board structural panel and siding products. This segment distributes and sells related products for the region's transition to wood frame construction. It offers timber and timberlands and other products and services. sells its products primarily to retailers, wholesalers, and homebuilding and industrial businesses in North America and South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

About Orchids Paper Products

Orchids Paper Products Company is a tissue paper company that manufacturers and converts tissue product for the private label consumer market.