LAMR vs. UDR, ELS, WPC, GLPI, REXR, REG, KIM, AMH, CPT, and BXP
Should you be buying Lamar Advertising stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lamar Advertising include UDR (UDR), Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), W. P. Carey (WPC), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Regency Centers (REG), Kimco Realty (KIM), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Camden Property Trust (CPT), and Boston Properties (BXP). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
UDR (NYSE:UDR) and Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
UDR has a net margin of 27.30% compared to UDR's net margin of 23.49%. UDR's return on equity of 41.88% beat Lamar Advertising's return on equity.
UDR pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. UDR pays out 125.4% 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 107.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UDR has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Lamar Advertising has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. UDR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 16 more articles in the media than UDR. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 3 mentions for UDR. UDR's average media sentiment score of -0.05 beat Lamar Advertising's score of -0.13 indicating that Lamar Advertising is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
UDR received 58 more outperform votes than Lamar Advertising when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.17% of users gave Lamar Advertising an outperform vote while only 55.25% of users gave UDR an outperform vote.
UDR currently has a consensus price target of $41.76, suggesting a potential upside of 12.85%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $109.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.77%. Given Lamar Advertising's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UDR is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.
UDR has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lamar Advertising has higher revenue and earnings than UDR. Lamar Advertising is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UDR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
97.8% of UDR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of UDR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Lamar Advertising beats UDR on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Lamar Advertising News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAMR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LAMR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip ChartThis chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart
Lamar Advertising Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools