OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OUT or LAMR?

93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of OUTFRONT Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OUT or LAMR more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OUTFRONT Media	5.99%	18.07%	2.08%
Lamar Advertising	19.72%	41.85%	6.68%

Do analysts rate OUT or LAMR?

OUTFRONT Media currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $134.20, indicating a potential upside of 14.39%. Given Lamar Advertising's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lamar Advertising is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OUTFRONT Media	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lamar Advertising	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, OUT or LAMR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OUTFRONT Media	$1.83B	1.56	$258.20M	$0.58	29.48
Lamar Advertising	$2.21B	5.38	$361.87M	$4.30	27.28

Which has more volatility and risk, OUT or LAMR?

OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OUT or LAMR a better dividend stock?

OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to OUT or LAMR?

In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 5 more articles in the media than OUTFRONT Media. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 4 mentions for OUTFRONT Media. OUTFRONT Media's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 0.78 indicating that OUTFRONT Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OUTFRONT Media	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lamar Advertising	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats OUTFRONT Media on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.