Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Lamar Advertising issued its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS of $6.090-6.11, significantly lower than the consensus estimate of $8.310.
• The company recently reported a quarterly EPS of $1.60, exceeding expectations, with a net margin of 19.08% and revenue of $505.43 million.
• Lamar's quarterly dividend of $1.55 per share indicates a strong annualized yield of 5.0%, despite a high dividend payout ratio of 150.49%.

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 6.090-6.11 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 8.310. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Lamar Advertising Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Lamar Advertising stock opened at $124.75 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $122.69 and its 200-day moving average is $119.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.77 billion, a PE ratio of 30.28 and a beta of 1.36. Lamar Advertising has a 12-month low of $99.84 and a 12-month high of $139.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89.

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.06. Lamar Advertising had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 37.62%. The company had revenue of $505.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $509.72 million. Equities analysts anticipate that Lamar Advertising will post 7.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Lamar Advertising Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 16th were issued a dividend of $1.55 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $6.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.0%. Lamar Advertising's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 150.49%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup upgraded shares of Lamar Advertising from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $114.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Lamar Advertising from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lamar Advertising has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $136.00.

Lamar Advertising Company Profile

Lamar Advertising Company operates as an outdoor advertising company in the United States and Canada. The company owns and operates billboards, logo signs, and transit advertising displays, as well as rents space for advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, logo plates, and in airport terminals.

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