Lamar Advertising Stock Forecast, Price & News

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. Since then, LAMR shares have increased by 22.6% and is now trading at $83.67.
View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19.

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lamar Advertising in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Lamar Advertising stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LAMR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View analyst ratings for Lamar Advertising or view MarketBeat's top 5 stock picks.

Wall Street analysts have given Lamar Advertising a "Hold" rating, but there may be better short-term opportunities in the market. Some of MarketBeat's past winning trading ideas have resulted in 5-15% weekly gains. MarketBeat just released five new trading ideas, but Lamar Advertising wasn't one of them. MarketBeat thinks these five stocks may be even better buys.
View MarketBeat's top stock picks here.

86 employees have rated Lamar Advertising CEO Sean Reilly on Glassdoor.com. Sean Reilly has an approval rating of 87% among Lamar Advertising's employees.

Lamar Advertising is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, February 26th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Lamar Advertising.

Lamar Advertising will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, February 26th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Lamar Advertising Company (REIT) (NASDAQ:LAMR) released its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.56. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $386.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $377.13 million. Lamar Advertising had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.73% and a net margin of 14.81%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share.
View Lamar Advertising's earnings history.

Lamar Advertising declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share on Wednesday, December 30th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 18th.
View Lamar Advertising's dividend history.

Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.39%. The dividend payout ratio of Lamar Advertising is 34.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Lamar Advertising will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.35% next year. This indicates that Lamar Advertising will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
View Lamar Advertising's dividend history.

Lamar Advertising updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.99-$2.16 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.88.

5 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Lamar Advertising's shares. Their forecasts range from $56.00 to $81.00. On average, they anticipate Lamar Advertising's share price to reach $72.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 13.5%.
View analysts' price targets for Lamar Advertising or view Wall Street analyst' top-rated stocks.

Lamar Advertising saw a decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,590,000 shares, a decrease of 14.5% from the December 15th total of 1,860,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 580,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days.
View Lamar Advertising's Short Interest.

Some companies that are related to Lamar Advertising include Alphabet (GOOG), Omnicom Group (OMC), The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI) and MDC Partners (MDCA).
View all of LAMR's competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lamar Advertising investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Verizon Communications (VZ), Chevron (CVX), AT&T (T), Iron Mountain (IRM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Pfizer (PFE), Duke Energy (DUK) and International Business Machines (IBM).

Lamar Advertising trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LAMR."

Lamar Advertising's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.63%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.59%), Beacon Financial Group (0.08%), Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC (0.05%), Advisors Management Group Inc. ADV (0.05%) and Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.05%). Company insiders that own Lamar Advertising stock include Jay Lecoryelle Johnson, John E Koerner III, Keith A Istre, Sean E Reilly, Stephen P Mumblow and Thomas V Reifenheiser.
View institutional ownership trends for Lamar Advertising.

LAMR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Gilman Hill Asset Management LLC, Beacon Financial Group, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc., Orrstown Financial Services Inc., and Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA.
View insider buying and selling activity for Lamar Advertising or view top insider-selling stocks.

LAMR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pacer Advisors Inc., Cutler Group LP, First Hawaiian Bank, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Diversified Trust Co, Cypress Wealth Services LLC, and Spreng Capital Management Inc..
View insider buying and selling activity for Lamar Advertising or or view top insider-buying stocks.

Shares of LAMR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LAMR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $83.67.

Lamar Advertising has a market capitalization of $8.44 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.

The official website for Lamar Advertising is www.lamar.com.

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]