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$113.81 -0.72 (-0.63%)
Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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LAMR vs. OMC, IPG, NCMI, CCO, GOOG, VICI, EXR, VTR, AVB, and EQR

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), National CineMedia (NCMI), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), Alphabet (GOOG), VICI Properties (VICI), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Ventas (VTR), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), and Equity Residential (EQR).

Lamar Advertising vs.

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

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Lamar Advertising and Lamar Advertising both had 10 articles in the media. Lamar Advertising's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Omnicom Group's score of 1.45 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
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Omnicom Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Lamar Advertising pays out 175.6% 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 received 5 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.50% 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
58.50%
Underperform Votes
276
41.50%
Omnicom GroupOutperform Votes
384
49.74%
Underperform Votes
388
50.26%

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$2.21B5.28$495.76M$3.5332.24
Omnicom Group$15.75B0.94$1.48B$7.3110.42

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%

Lamar Advertising currently has a consensus target price of $134.60, indicating a potential upside of 18.27%. Omnicom Group has a consensus target price of $101.29, indicating a potential upside of 32.96%. Given Omnicom Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LAMR vs. The Competition

MetricLamar AdvertisingReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$11.65B$6.95B$11.12B$7.82B
Dividend Yield5.52%7.11%5.79%4.22%
P/E Ratio32.2458.9322.0018.48
Price / Sales5.286.7326.08103.60
Price / Cash15.1817.3217.6034.62
Price / Book9.551.652.654.25
Net Income$495.76M$177.71M$1.03B$248.23M
7 Day Performance1.41%1.15%0.57%0.89%
1 Month Performance0.40%-5.62%-0.43%3.53%
1 Year Performance-3.14%4.77%537.91%5.09%

Lamar Advertising Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LAMR
Lamar Advertising
3.5242 of 5 stars
$113.81
-0.6%
$134.60
+18.3%
-1.8%$11.65B$2.21B32.243,500Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
OMC
Omnicom Group
4.8662 of 5 stars
$72.14
-1.5%
$101.29
+40.4%
-17.9%$14.18B$15.75B9.6874,200
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies
4.6198 of 5 stars
$23.53
-1.7%
$33.67
+43.1%
-17.5%$8.77B$10.69B12.8658,400Earnings Report
NCMI
National CineMedia
2.9056 of 5 stars
$5.91
-0.2%
$7.70
+30.3%
+33.9%$562.59M$240.80M-23.64350Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
CCO
Clear Channel Outdoor
1.5784 of 5 stars
$0.95
-0.4%
$2.22
+132.4%
-30.3%$467.47M$1.51B-3.294,700Earnings Report
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
GOOG
Alphabet
4.9179 of 5 stars
$149.86
-2.3%
$208.38
+39.0%
-2.3%$1.83T$350.02B18.62190,200Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Revision
VICI
VICI Properties
4.6537 of 5 stars
$32.18
-1.1%
$34.63
+7.6%
+11.8%$34.00B$3.85B12.5720Earnings Report
Positive News
EXR
Extra Space Storage
4.6651 of 5 stars
$138.31
-2.0%
$167.25
+20.9%
+9.2%$29.35B$3.26B36.214,780Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
VTR
Ventas
3.9854 of 5 stars
$66.90
-1.5%
$72.90
+9.0%
+58.2%$29.28B$4.92B352.12450Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
AVB
AvalonBay Communities
4.192 of 5 stars
$201.90
-0.7%
$237.47
+17.6%
+10.8%$28.74B$2.91B26.602,950Earnings Report
Positive News
EQR
Equity Residential
4.0902 of 5 stars
$67.59
-1.0%
$78.51
+16.2%
+9.0%$25.66B$2.98B24.852,400Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:LAMR) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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