OUT vs. LAMR, AKR, BHR, DRH, KIM, PEB, PK, RHP, RLJ, and TNL
Should you be buying OUTFRONT Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OUTFRONT Media include Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), BRAEMAR HOTELS & RESORTS (BHR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Kimco Realty (KIM), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ), and Travel + Leisure (TNL).
OUTFRONT Media vs. Its Competitors
OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) and Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
OUTFRONT Media currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $134.20, suggesting a potential upside of 5.17%. Given Lamar Advertising's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lamar Advertising is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.
In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 17 more articles in the media than OUTFRONT Media. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 7 mentions for OUTFRONT Media. OUTFRONT Media's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 1.46 indicating that OUTFRONT Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.
93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of OUTFRONT Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 19.72% compared to OUTFRONT Media's net margin of 5.99%. Lamar Advertising's return on equity of 41.85% beat OUTFRONT Media's return on equity.
Lamar Advertising has higher revenue and earnings than OUTFRONT Media. Lamar Advertising is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OUTFRONT Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. OUTFRONT Media pays out 206.9% 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 144.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamar Advertising has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.
OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lamar Advertising beats OUTFRONT Media on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:OUT) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff