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As of close of business last night, Lamar Advertising Co’s stock clocked out at $119.79, up 0.22% from its previous closing price of $119.53. In other words, the price has increased by $0.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.49 million shares were traded. LAMR stock price reached its highest trading level at $120.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $118.89.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LAMR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 339.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.03. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 and its Current Ratio is at 0.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.01.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 12265297920 and an Enterprise Value of 16781378560. As of this moment, Lamar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.558 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.838.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LAMR is 1.38, which has changed by 0.0417428 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 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 3.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.04%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LAMR traded 691.00K shares on average per day over the past three months and 388660 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 87.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.26M. Insiders hold about 14.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.24% stake in the company. Shares short for LAMR as of 1748563200 were 4165684 with a Short Ratio of 6.03, compared to 1745971200 on 4210661. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4165684 and a Short% of Float of 8.34.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.65, LAMR has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.90. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04726847The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.12. The current Payout Ratio is 153.20% for LAMR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1750032000. 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 1.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.44, with high estimates of $1.44 and low estimates of $1.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.91 and $5.91 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.91. EPS for the following year is $5.99, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $5.99 and $5.99.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $580.72M. It ranges from a high estimate of $583M to a low estimate of $575.27M. As of the current estimate, Lamar Advertising Co’s year-ago sales were $565.25MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $583.36M. There is a high estimate of $588M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $574.83M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LAMR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.26B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.27B. 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 $2.36B and the low estimate is $2.33B.
