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The closing price of Lamar Advertising Co (NASDAQ: LAMR) was $123.27 for the day, up 1.69% from the previous closing price of $121.22. In other words, the price has increased by $1.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 million shares were traded. LAMR stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $122.4975.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LAMR’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 223.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.26. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 24 ’25 when Fletcher Nancy bought 235 shares for $123.18 per share. The transaction valued at 28,947 led to the insider holds 5,725 shares of the business.
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 12477265920 and an Enterprise Value of 17194084352. As of this moment, Lamar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.696 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.067.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAMR is 1.40, which has changed by 0.029824615 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 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 0.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.14%.
Shares Statistics:
LAMR traded an average of 560.91K shares per day over the past three months and 922030 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 86.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.10M. Insiders hold about 14.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.41% stake in the company. Shares short for LAMR as of 1753920000 were 4985185 with a Short Ratio of 8.89, compared to 1751241600 on 5165897. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4985185 and a Short% of Float of 10.22.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.9, LAMR has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.90. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.048671838The 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 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-03-02 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
