Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer LAMR or AKR?

Lamar Advertising currently has a consensus target price of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.25%. Acadia Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.80%. Given Acadia Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Realty Trust is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lamar Advertising	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Acadia Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LAMR or AKR?

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LAMR or AKR?

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
Lamar Advertising	$2.21B	5.80	$361.87M	$4.12	30.33
Acadia Realty Trust	$359.69M	6.80	$21.65M	$0.16	116.78

Is LAMR or AKR more profitable?

Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 19.08% compared to Acadia Realty Trust's net margin of 5.36%. Lamar Advertising's return on equity of 37.62% beat Acadia Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lamar Advertising	19.08%	37.62%	6.44%
Acadia Realty Trust	5.36%	0.81%	0.45%

Does the media refer more to LAMR or AKR?

In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 18 more articles in the media than Acadia Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 4 mentions for Acadia Realty Trust. Acadia Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 0.69 indicating that Acadia Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lamar Advertising	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadia Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is LAMR or AKR a better dividend stock?

Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Acadia Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Lamar Advertising pays out 150.5% 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 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 has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Acadia Realty Trust has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Lamar Advertising is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, LAMR or AKR?

Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Realty Trust has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats Acadia Realty Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.