How to buy Lamar Advertising Company stock (LAMR)

Lamar Advertising Company is a reit - specialty business based in the US. Lamar Advertising Company shares (LAMR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $121.92 – a decrease of 0.87% over the previous week. Lamar Advertising Company employs 3,550 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.2 billion.

Our top picks for where to buy Lamar Advertising Company stock

Buy Lamar Advertising Company stock from these online trading platforms

Compare special offers, low fees and a wide range of investment options among top trading platforms.

Paid non-client promotion. Finder does not invest money with providers on this page. If a brand is a referral partner, we're paid when you click or tap through to, open an account with or provide your contact information to the provider. Partnerships are not a recommendation for you to invest with any one company. Learn more about how we make money.

Finder is not an advisor or brokerage service. Information on this page is for educational purposes only and not a recommendation to invest with any one company, trade specific stocks or fund specific investments. All editorial opinions are our own.

Lamar Advertising Company stock price (NASDAQ: LAMR)

Use our graph to track the performance of LAMR stocks over time.

Lamar Advertising Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-26.

Latest market close	$121.92
52-week range	$95.62 - $138.08
50-day moving average more info button	$131.03
200-day moving average more info button	$122.73
Wall St. target price	$133.95
PE ratio more info button	24.604
Dividend yield more info button	$5.25 (4.55%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$5.00

Is it a good time to buy Lamar Advertising Company stock?

The technical analysis gauge below displays real-time ratings for the timeframes you select. This is not a recommendation, however. It represents a technical analysis based on the most popular technical indicators: Moving Averages, Oscillators and Pivots. Finder might not concur and takes no responsibility.

This chart is not advice or a guarantee of success. Rather, it gauges the real-time recommendations of three popular technical indicators: moving averages, oscillators and pivots. Finder is not responsible for how your stock performs.

Lamar Advertising Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $123.02 from 2024-12-26

1 week (2024-12-20)	0.02%
1 month (2024-11-27)	-7.93%
3 months (2024-09-27)	-7.69%
6 months (2024-06-27)	3.60%

1 year (2023-12-27)	14.89%
2 years (2022-12-27)	44.70%
3 years (2021-12-27)	19.18%
5 years (2019-12-27)	73.62%

Is Lamar Advertising Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Lamar Advertising Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Lamar Advertising Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Lamar Advertising Company's P/E ratio

Lamar Advertising Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 25x. In other words, Lamar Advertising Company shares trade at around 25x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Lamar Advertising Company's PEG ratio

Lamar Advertising Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 7.43. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Lamar Advertising Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Lamar Advertising Company's EBITDA

Lamar Advertising Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $983.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Lamar Advertising Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Lamar Advertising Company financials

Revenue TTM	$2.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	32.95%
Gross profit TTM	$1.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.55%
Return on equity TTM	42.77%
Profit margin	23.41%
Book value	$11.84
Market Capitalization more info button	$12.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Lamar Advertising Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 113% of net profits

Recently Lamar Advertising Company has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Lamar Advertising Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Lamar Advertising Company's case, that would currently equate to about $5.25 per share.

Lamar Advertising Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Lamar Advertising Company's most recent dividend payout was on 29 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Lamar Advertising Company's shares ever split?

Lamar Advertising Company's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 1 March 1998 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lamar Advertising Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Lamar Advertising Company shares which in turn could have impacted Lamar Advertising Company's share price.

Lamar Advertising Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lamar Advertising Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $95.6184 up to $138.0788. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Lamar Advertising Company's is 1.543. This would suggest that Lamar Advertising Company's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Lamar Advertising Company overview

Lamar Advertising Company operates as an outdoor advertising company in the United States and Canada. The company owns and operates billboards, logo signs, and transit advertising displays, as well as rents space for advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, logo plates, and in airport terminals. Lamar Advertising Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Lamar Advertising Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.844% of Lamar Advertising Company shares are held by insiders and 94.116% by institutions. How many people work for Lamar Advertising Company?
Latest data suggests 3,550 work at Lamar Advertising Company. When does the fiscal year end for Lamar Advertising Company?
Lamar Advertising Company's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Lamar Advertising Company based?
Lamar Advertising Company's address is: 5321 Corporate Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, 70808 What is Lamar Advertising Company's ISIN number?
Lamar Advertising Company's international securities identification number is: US5128161099 What is Lamar Advertising Company's CUSIP number?
Lamar Advertising Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 512816109