Mobile stock report: Louisiana-Pacific Corp. leads table with 20% jump

On a day of modest gains and modest losses, one stock outperformed all others on our chart by leaps and bounds.

Shares of Louisiana-Pacific Corp. bested first-quarter earning numbers and saw its stock soar 20.8 percent to set a new 52-week high, besting the old mark by nearly $4. according to MarketWatch.com, those gains were due in large part to sales of its engineered-wood siding. LPX reported net sales growth of 24% year-over-year.

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. has two manufacturing facilities in Alabama – one in Hanceville and one in Thomasville.