Boston Omaha (BOC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE: BOC) is a holding company that owns and operates businesses in several industries. Its primary activities include outdoor billboard advertising, commercial surety insurance, broadband services and asset management. The company generally seeks to acquire and develop businesses with durable operations and long-term growth potential.

Through its outdoor advertising operations, Boston Omaha provides billboard advertising services to businesses and organizations across multiple U.S. markets. Its insurance operations focus on commercial surety products, while its broadband activities provide internet connectivity in selected communities. The company’s asset management business manages investment capital and pursues opportunities in public and private markets.

Boston Omaha was founded in 2009 by Adam Peterson and Alex Rozek and became a publicly traded company in 2017. The company’s businesses serve customers primarily in the United States, although its investment activities may include opportunities beyond its operating markets. Peterson and Rozek have historically served as the company’s principal leaders and have emphasized a long-term, decentralized approach to building the business.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.40 to $13.64
• 50-Day Range: $13.11 to $14.63
• 52-Week Range: $10.52 to $15.22
• Volume: 126,916 shs
• Average Volume: 155,425 shs
• Market Capitalization: $406.15 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Boston Omaha Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Boston Omaha scored higher than 11% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 214th out of 244 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Boston Omaha has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Boston Omaha has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Boston Omaha is -32.09, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Boston Omaha is -32.09, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Boston Omaha has a P/B Ratio of 0.79. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.75% of the float of Boston Omaha has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Boston Omaha has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.3, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Boston Omaha has recently increased by 0.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Boston Omaha does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Boston Omaha does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Boston Omaha has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Boston Omaha this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for BOC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Boston Omaha to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Boston Omaha insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.91% of the stock of Boston Omaha is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.36% of the stock of Boston Omaha is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Advertising
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BOC
• CIK: 1494582
• Web: bostonomaha.com
• Phone: (857) 256-0079
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 422
• Year Founded: 2009

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.42)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$12.43 million
• Net Margins: -12.12%
• Pretax Margin: -15.66%
• Return on Equity: -2.49%
• Return on Assets: -1.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 2.05
• Quick Ratio: 2.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $114.38 million
• Price / Sales: 3.55
• Cash Flow: $0.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.06
• Book Value: $16.96 per share
• Price / Book: 0.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,130,000
• Free Float: 22,622,000
• Market Cap: $406.15 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65