NASDAQ:LAMRLamar Advertising Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Lamar Advertising Co Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $38.07 -1.60 (-4.03 %) (As of 04/3/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$36.08Now: $38.07▼$40.1350-Day Range$32.33MA: $71.35▼$96.1952-Week Range$30.89Now: $38.07▼$96.82Volume2.09 million shsAverage Volume1.67 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.83 billionP/E Ratio10.29Dividend Yield10.08%Beta1.4 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with approximately 360,000 displays across the United States and Canada. Lamar offers advertisers a variety of billboard, interstate logo, transit and airport advertising formats, helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day. In addition to its more traditional out-of-home inventory, Lamar is proud to offer its customers the largest network of digital billboards in the United States with over 3,100 displays.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLamar Advertising has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $85.67, Lamar Advertising has a potential upside of 125.0% from its current price of $38.07.Amount of Analyst CoverageLamar Advertising has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesLamar Advertising has received 362 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLamar Advertising has received 457 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLamar Advertising has received 55.80% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Lamar Advertising and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LAMR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LAMR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipLamar Advertising is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.08%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthLamar Advertising has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Lamar Advertising is 68.97 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Lamar Advertising will have a dividend payout ratio of 64.21 % next year. This indicates that Lamar Advertising will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lamar Advertising insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 15.19% of the stock of Lamar Advertising is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions81.15% of the stock of Lamar Advertising is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lamar Advertising are expected to grow by 5.06% in the coming year, from $5.93 to $6.23 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lamar Advertising is 10.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 11.07.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lamar Advertising is 10.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 11.43.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLamar Advertising has a P/B Ratio of 3.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.2Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.32 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryAdvertising SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:LAMR Previous Symbol CUSIP51281510 CIK1090425 Webhttp://www.lamar.com/ Phone225-926-1000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.24 Current Ratio0.46 Quick Ratio0.46Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio10.29 Forward P/E Ratio6.42 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.75 billion Price / Sales2.18 Cash Flow$6.00 per share Price / Cash Flow6.35 Book Value$11.74 per share Price / Book3.24Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.80 Net Income$372.11 million Net Margins21.21% Return on Equity32.37% Return on Assets6.34%Miscellaneous Employees3,600 Outstanding Shares100,510,000Market Cap$3.83 billion Next Earnings Date5/7/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive LAMR News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAMR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:LAMR Rates by TradingView Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) Frequently Asked Questions How has Lamar Advertising's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Lamar Advertising's stock was trading at $68.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LAMR shares have decreased by 44.2% and is now trading at $38.07. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lamar Advertising? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lamar Advertising in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Lamar Advertising. When is Lamar Advertising's next earnings date? Lamar Advertising is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lamar Advertising. How were Lamar Advertising's earnings last quarter? Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ:LAMR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.08. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $462.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $464.04 million. Lamar Advertising had a return on equity of 32.37% and a net margin of 21.21%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.96 earnings per share. View Lamar Advertising's earnings history. How often does Lamar Advertising pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lamar Advertising? Lamar Advertising announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.00 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Lamar Advertising's previous quarterly dividend of $0.96. View Lamar Advertising's dividend history. What guidance has Lamar Advertising issued on next quarter's earnings? Lamar Advertising issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 20th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.55-3.69 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.93. What price target have analysts set for LAMR? 3 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Lamar Advertising's stock. Their forecasts range from $71.00 to $94.00. On average, they anticipate Lamar Advertising's stock price to reach $85.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 125.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Lamar Advertising. Has Lamar Advertising been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about LAMR stock have been trending very negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lamar Advertising earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutLamar Advertising. Are investors shorting Lamar Advertising? Lamar Advertising saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 3,986,500 shares, an increase of 17.9% from the February 27th total of 3,380,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 870,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.6 days. Approximately 4.7% of the company's stock are short sold. View Lamar Advertising's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Lamar Advertising's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Lamar Advertising include Alphabet (GOOG), Omnicom Group (OMC), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), CLEAR CHANNEL O/SH (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI), MDC Partners (MDCA) and Harte Hanks (HHS). What other stocks do shareholders of Lamar Advertising own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lamar Advertising investors own include AT&T (T), Walt Disney (DIS), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Verizon Communications (VZ), Chevron (CVX), Iron Mountain (IRM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Alphabet (GOOG), Pfizer (PFE) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). Who are Lamar Advertising's key executives? Lamar Advertising's management team includes the following people: Mr. Kevin Patrick Reilly Jr., Chairman & Pres (Age 64)Mr. Sean E. Reilly, Chief Exec. Officer (Age 57)Mr. Keith A. Istre, Chief Financial & Accounting Officer and Treasurer (Age 66)Mr. Robert B. Switzer, VP of OperationsMr. Buster Kantrow, Director of Investor Relations What is Lamar Advertising's stock symbol? Lamar Advertising trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LAMR." Who are Lamar Advertising's major shareholders? Lamar Advertising's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Orrstown Financial Services Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Lamar Advertising stock include Keith A Istre, Sean E Reilly, Stephen P Mumblow and Thomas V Reifenheiser. View institutional ownership trends for Lamar Advertising. Which major investors are buying Lamar Advertising stock? LAMR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Orrstown Financial Services Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Lamar Advertising. How do I buy shares of Lamar Advertising? Shares of LAMR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Lamar Advertising's stock price today? One share of LAMR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.07. How big of a company is Lamar Advertising? Lamar Advertising has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion and generates $1.75 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $372.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.80 on an earnings per share basis. Lamar Advertising employs 3,600 workers across the globe. View additional information about Lamar Advertising. What is Lamar Advertising's official website? The official website for Lamar Advertising is http://www.lamar.com/. How can I contact Lamar Advertising? Lamar Advertising's mailing address is 5321 CORPORATE BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE LA, 70808. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 225-926-1000 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 4/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What is a trade deficit?
