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LAMR vs. OMC, IPG, CCO, NCMI, GOOG, CCI, VICI, EXR, AVB, and VTR

Should you be buying Lamar Advertising stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lamar Advertising include Omnicom Group (OMC), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI), Alphabet (GOOG), Crown Castle (CCI), VICI Properties (VICI), Extra Space Storage (EXR), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), and Ventas (VTR).

Lamar Advertising vs.

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) and Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lamar Advertising$2.21B5.44$495.76M$4.1228.56
Omnicom Group$15.75B0.93$1.48B$7.3110.22

Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. Omnicom Group pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

In the previous week, Omnicom Group had 1 more articles in the media than Lamar Advertising. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Omnicom Group and 15 mentions for Lamar Advertising. Lamar Advertising's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Omnicom Group's score of 1.04 indicating that Lamar Advertising is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lamar Advertising
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Omnicom Group
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 16.40% compared to Omnicom Group's net margin of 9.44%. Omnicom Group's return on equity of 36.39% beat Lamar Advertising's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lamar Advertising16.40% 30.20% 5.53%
Omnicom Group 9.44%36.39%5.67%

93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Omnicom Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lamar Advertising received 5 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.41% of users gave Lamar Advertising an outperform vote while only 49.74% of users gave Omnicom Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lamar AdvertisingOutperform Votes
389
58.41%
Underperform Votes
277
41.59%
Omnicom GroupOutperform Votes
384
49.74%
Underperform Votes
388
50.26%

Lamar Advertising currently has a consensus target price of $132.60, indicating a potential upside of 12.67%. Omnicom Group has a consensus target price of $101.29, indicating a potential upside of 35.53%. Given Omnicom Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Omnicom Group is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lamar Advertising
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Omnicom Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats Omnicom Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LAMR vs. The Competition

MetricLamar AdvertisingReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$12.05B$7.05B$11.64B$8.48B
Dividend Yield5.17%6.75%5.46%4.11%
P/E Ratio33.3562.2522.8420.05
Price / Sales5.448.5727.58116.44
Price / Cash15.1817.3217.6234.62
Price / Book9.871.702.854.61
Net Income$495.76M$177.71M$1.04B$248.19M
7 Day Performance1.68%1.39%0.74%2.56%
1 Month Performance9.36%6.32%8.99%16.18%
1 Year Performance-2.53%2.84%538.82%8.16%

Lamar Advertising Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LAMR
Lamar Advertising
3.5276 of 5 stars
$114.91
-3.1%
$132.60
+15.4%
-1.8%$11.77B$2.21B32.553,500Positive News
Dividend Announcement
OMC
Omnicom Group
4.9114 of 5 stars
$77.61
+2.2%
$101.29
+30.5%
-20.9%$15.14B$15.75B10.4274,200Positive News
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies
4.8494 of 5 stars
$25.66
+2.1%
$33.44
+30.3%
-21.2%$9.49B$10.52B14.0258,400Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CCO
Clear Channel Outdoor
1.5057 of 5 stars
$1.16
+3.1%
$2.04
+76.4%
-24.5%$566.02M$1.51B-3.984,700Positive News
NCMI
National CineMedia
3.6857 of 5 stars
$5.10
+0.6%
$7.70
+51.0%
+5.9%$480.95M$238.30M-20.40350Positive News
GOOG
Alphabet
4.7298 of 5 stars
$159.58
+3.4%
$203.94
+27.8%
-7.4%$1.94T$359.71B19.82190,200Trending News
Analyst Revision
CCI
Crown Castle
3.8438 of 5 stars
$100.42
-4.4%
$112.41
+11.9%
+2.3%$43.72B$5.99B35.615,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
VICI
VICI Properties
4.7646 of 5 stars
$31.49
-1.2%
$35.07
+11.4%
+5.6%$33.28B$3.88B12.3020Positive News
EXR
Extra Space Storage
3.9233 of 5 stars
$148.85
+0.3%
$166.83
+12.1%
+1.2%$31.59B$3.28B38.974,780Positive News
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.1974 of 5 stars
$208.58
+1.5%
$239.57
+14.9%
+5.6%$29.70B$2.95B27.482,950News Coverage
Positive News
VTR
Ventas
4.5057 of 5 stars
$65.12
-1.4%
$73.00
+12.1%
+33.4%$29.39B$5.08B342.74450Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:LAMR) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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