OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LAMR or OUT?

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
Lamar Advertising	$2.23B	5.76	$361.87M	$4.30	29.48
OUTFRONT Media	$1.83B	1.75	$258.20M	$0.58	33.08

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LAMR or OUT?

93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of OUTFRONT Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate LAMR or OUT?

Lamar Advertising presently has a consensus price target of $134.20, suggesting a potential upside of 5.85%. OUTFRONT Media has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.96%. Given Lamar Advertising's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lamar Advertising is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lamar Advertising	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
OUTFRONT Media	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is LAMR or OUT 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
Lamar Advertising	19.72%	41.85%	6.68%
OUTFRONT Media	5.99%	18.07%	2.08%

Is LAMR or OUT a better dividend stock?

Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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. 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 has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer LAMR or OUT?

In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 7 more articles in the media than OUTFRONT Media. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 11 mentions for OUTFRONT Media. Lamar Advertising's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat OUTFRONT Media's score of 0.75 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	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OUTFRONT Media	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, LAMR or OUT?

Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats OUTFRONT Media on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.