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NASDAQ:LAMR

Lamar Advertising - LAMR Competitors

$93.82
-2.08 (-2.17%)
(As of 03/17/2023 08:54 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$93.23
$95.27
50-Day Range
$93.82
$111.21
52-Week Range
$81.10
$119.68
Volume
743,700 shs
Average Volume
468,781 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.55 billion
P/E Ratio
21.72
Dividend Yield
5.33%
Price Target
$116.75

LAMR vs. LSI, REG, CUBE, NLY, AMH, BXP, HST, CPT, REXR, and KIM

Should you be buying Lamar Advertising stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lamar Advertising include Life Storage (LSI), Regency Centers (REG), CubeSmart (CUBE), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Boston Properties (BXP), Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), and Kimco Realty (KIM). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Lamar Advertising vs.

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

Life Storage pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Life Storage pays out 113.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamar Advertising pays out 115.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Life Storage has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Lamar Advertising has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

89.6% of Life Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Life Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Life Storage has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Life Storage received 215 more outperform votes than Lamar Advertising when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.36% of users gave Life Storage an outperform vote while only 60.06% of users gave Lamar Advertising an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Life StorageOutperform Votes
594
64.36%
Underperform Votes
329
35.64%
Lamar AdvertisingOutperform Votes
379
60.06%
Underperform Votes
252
39.94%

In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 12 more articles in the media than Life Storage. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 18 mentions for Life Storage. Life Storage's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 0.31 indicating that Life Storage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Life Storage
8 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lamar Advertising
7 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Life Storage has a net margin of 34.50% compared to Lamar Advertising's net margin of 21.58%. Lamar Advertising's return on equity of 35.56% beat Life Storage's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Life Storage 34.50% 10.06% 5.05%
Lamar Advertising 21.58% 35.56% 6.98%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Life Storage$1.04 billion9.93$358.13 million$4.2328.65
Lamar Advertising$2.03 billion4.70$438.65 million$4.3221.72

Life Storage presently has a consensus price target of $125.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.31%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $116.75, indicating a potential upside of 24.44%. Given Lamar Advertising's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lamar Advertising is more favorable than Life Storage.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Life Storage
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Lamar Advertising
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats Life Storage on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This 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.
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LAMR vs. The Competition

MetricLamar AdvertisingReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.55B$5.59B$5.68B$5.76B
Dividend Yield5.33%7.36%368.91%4.43%
P/E Ratio21.7220.34136.7412.12
Price / Sales4.706.156,058.4860.56
Price / Cash12.0210.6431.3296.95
Price / Book7.982.013.384.92
Net Income$438.65M$191.15M$644.69M$191.54M
7 Day Performance-4.37%-1.88%0.25%2.01%
1 Month Performance-12.91%-10.93%-5.91%-6.32%
1 Year Performance-16.60%-26.51%33.10%-18.17%

Lamar Advertising Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LSI
Life Storage
2.2264 of 5 stars
$118.40
-1.6%
$125.20
+5.7%
-9.8%$10.07B$1.04B27.992,508Analyst Report
REG
Regency Centers
2.6111 of 5 stars
$59.87
-0.5%
$68.27
+14.0%
-16.1%$10.26B$1.22B21.23432
CUBE
CubeSmart
2.2549 of 5 stars
$46.31
-1.2%
$48.57
+4.9%
-8.1%$10.40B$1.01B35.902,804
NLY
Annaly Capital Management
2.3762 of 5 stars
$18.68
-1.3%
$22.17
+18.7%
-36.4%$9.22B$2.78B3.75171Dividend Cut
AMH
American Homes 4 Rent
2.8469 of 5 stars
$30.52
+1.5%
$37.09
+21.5%
-24.1%$11.04B$1.49B42.991,794
BXP
Boston Properties
2.7788 of 5 stars
$54.93
+2.8%
$86.19
+56.9%
-59.0%$8.61B$3.11B10.17743Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
HST
Host Hotels & Resorts
0 of 5 stars
$15.76
-1.3%
N/AN/A$11.24B$4.91B17.91N/ANews Coverage
CPT
Camden Property Trust
3.2007 of 5 stars
$107.17
-0.9%
$139.62
+30.3%
-38.3%$11.44B$1.42B17.891,650News Coverage
Positive News
REXR
Rexford Industrial Realty
2.6145 of 5 stars
$58.25
-1.4%
$69.33
+19.0%
-20.7%$11.46B$631.20M63.32186News Coverage
KIM
Kimco Realty
2.4054 of 5 stars
$18.67
-2.8%
$23.25
+24.5%
-26.4%$11.55B$1.73B124.47N/A
This page (NASDAQ:LAMR) was last updated on 3/20/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff