Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Competitors

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE:AKR) and Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts rate AKR or LAMR?

Acadia Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $22.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.63%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $134.20, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Realty Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Lamar Advertising	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AKR or LAMR?

Lamar Advertising has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Realty Trust. Lamar Advertising is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	7.04	$21.65M	$0.16	120.72
Lamar Advertising	$2.21B	5.50	$361.87M	$4.30	27.91

Is AKR or LAMR more profitable?

Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 19.72% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.31%. Lamar Advertising's return on equity of 41.85% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Realty Trust	5.31%	0.79%	0.45%
Lamar Advertising	19.72%	41.85%	6.68%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AKR or LAMR?

97.7% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acadia Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer AKR or LAMR?

In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 5 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 4 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 1.25 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadia Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lamar Advertising	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AKR or LAMR?

Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AKR or LAMR a better dividend stock?

Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Acadia Realty Trust pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamar Advertising pays out 144.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acadia Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Lamar Advertising has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Lamar Advertising is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats Acadia Realty Trust on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.