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After finishing at $125.32 in the prior trading day, Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ: LAMR) closed at $123.75, down -1.25%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. LAMR stock price reached its highest trading level at $124.255 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $123.0.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LAMR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 224.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.59 and its Current Ratio is at 0.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.77.
On September 19, 2024, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $132.
On July 16, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $135.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on July 16, 2024, with a $135 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 22 ’25 when Johnson Jay LeCoryelle sold 22,000 shares for $124.28 per share. The transaction valued at 2,734,269 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Jay LeCoryelle Johnson bought 22,000 shares of LAMR for $2,731,665 on Aug 22 ’25. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Fletcher Nancy, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 235 shares for $123.18 each. As a result, the insider paid 28,947 and bolstered with 5,725 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LAMR now has a Market Capitalization of 12525812736 and an Enterprise Value of 17242669056. As of this moment, Lamar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.717 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.115.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAMR is 1.41, which has changed by -0.08489239 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LAMR has reached a high of $139.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $99.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.02%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 605.19K shares per day over the past 3-months and 648020 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 86.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.08M. Insiders hold about 14.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.29% stake in the company. Shares short for LAMR as of 1756425600 were 5869457 with a Short Ratio of 9.70, compared to 1753920000 on 4985185. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5869457 and a Short% of Float of 12.0299995.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LAMR’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.9, compared to 6.05 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.047669064. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.11. The current Payout Ratio is 153.20% for LAMR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-19 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-19. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-03-02 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Lamar Advertising Co (LAMR) is currently under the scrutiny of 2.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.47, with high estimates of $1.54 and low estimates of $1.4.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.93 and $5.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.82. EPS for the following year is $5.93, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $6.01 and $5.84.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $584M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $587.51M to a low estimate of $579.5M. As of. The current estimate, Lamar Advertising Co’s year-ago sales were $564.13MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $593.6M. There is a high estimate of $598M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $590.4M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LAMR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.25B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.21BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.37B and the low estimate is $2.33B.
