OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Competitors

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

Is LAMR or OUT more profitable?

Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 19.08% compared to OUTFRONT Media's net margin of 14.60%. OUTFRONT Media's return on equity of 42.24% beat Lamar Advertising's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lamar Advertising	19.08%	37.62%	6.44%
OUTFRONT Media	14.60%	42.24%	5.09%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LAMR or OUT?

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

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 6.7%. Lamar Advertising pays out 150.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OUTFRONT Media pays out 78.9% 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. OUTFRONT Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LAMR or OUT?

Lamar Advertising has higher revenue and earnings than OUTFRONT Media. OUTFRONT Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamar Advertising, 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	$2.21B	5.83	$361.87M	$4.12	30.58
OUTFRONT Media	$1.83B	1.64	$258.20M	$1.52	11.83

Which has more volatility and risk, LAMR or OUT?

Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LAMR or OUT?

In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 7 more articles in the media than OUTFRONT Media. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 6 mentions for OUTFRONT Media. OUTFRONT Media's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 0.46 indicating that OUTFRONT Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lamar Advertising	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
OUTFRONT Media	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer LAMR or OUT?

Lamar Advertising currently has a consensus target price of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.35%. OUTFRONT Media has a consensus target price of $18.23, indicating a potential upside of 1.44%. 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
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)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats OUTFRONT Media on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.