(LAMR) Lamar Advertising - Overview
Sector: Real Estate | Industry: REIT - Specialty | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 16.026m USD | Total Return: 31.2% in 12m
Billboards, Transit Displays, Airport Signage, Digital Displays
Total Rating 54
Safety 39
Buy Signal -0.21
REIT - Specialty
Industry Rotation: -1.2
Industry Rotation: -1.2
Market Cap:
16.0B
Avg Turnover: 91.2M
Avg Turnover: 91.2M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility28.8%
VaR 5th Pctl4.88%
VaR vs Median2.81%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.13
Rel. Str. IBD69.8
Rel. Str. Peer Group70.8
Character TTM
Beta0.695
Beta Downside0.861
Hurst Exponent0.467
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD23.86%
CAGR/Max DD0.91
CAGR/Mean DD3.53
EPS (Earnings per Share)
EPS CAGR: -10.30%
EPS Trend: -3.8%
EPS Trend: -3.8%
Last SUE: -0.05
Qual. Beats: 0
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue
Rev. CAGR: 0.52%
Rev. Trend: 51.0%
Rev. Trend: 51.0%
Last SUE: 0.49
Qual. Beats: 0
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Altman Z'' -0.43 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Description: LAMR Lamar Advertising
Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR) is a leading North American outdoor advertising provider, operating over 362,000 displays across the United States and Canada. Established in 1902, the company manages a diverse portfolio including billboards, transit, airport, and interstate logo displays. Lamar currently maintains the largest digital billboard network in the United States, consisting of more than 5,400 displays.
Operating as a Specialized Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Lamar generates revenue primarily through the leasing of advertising space on physical structures. This business model benefits from high barriers to entry due to local zoning regulations and the limited availability of permitted billboard sites. Unlike digital or print media, out-of-home advertising represents a one-to-many medium that cannot be skipped or blocked by consumers.
Investors can further evaluate the companys dividend sustainability and valuation metrics on ValueRay. For long-term growth potential, the company continues to convert traditional static displays into digital formats, which allows for multiple advertisements on a single face and higher revenue per site.
- Digital billboard conversions drive higher yield and increased advertising revenue margins
- Local business advertising spend remains primary indicator of quarterly revenue growth
- Interest rate fluctuations impact REIT distribution requirements and debt servicing costs
- Expansion of national transit and airport contracts diversifies traditional billboard portfolio
- Land lease renewal costs and zoning regulations influence long-term operating expenses
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict)
5.5
| Net Income: 549.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.12 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.78 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -16.26% < 20% (prev -14.09%; Δ -2.17% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 1.01b > Net Income 549.7m |
| Net Debt (5.15b) to EBITDA (1.02b): 5.06 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.49 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (101.5m) vs 12m ago -1.31% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 31.54% > 18% (prev 0.67%; Δ 3.09k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 34.01% > 50% (prev 33.82%; Δ 0.19% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.26 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.02b / Interest Expense TTM 161.0m) |
Altman Z''
-0.43
| A: -0.05 (Total Current Assets 362.8m - Total Current Liabilities 735.0m) / Total Assets 6.91b |
| B: -0.17 (Retained Earnings -1.17b / Total Assets 6.91b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 686.3m / Avg Total Assets 6.73b) |
| D: -0.20 (Book Value of Equity -1.17b / Total Liabilities 5.93b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: -0.43 = B |
Beneish M
-2.54
| DSRI: 1.07 (Receivables 341.2m/308.1m, Revenue 2.29b/2.21b) |
| GMI: 2.12 (GM 31.54% / 66.93%) |
| AQI: 0.07 (AQ_t 0.04 / AQ_t-1 0.48) |
| SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 2.29b / 2.21b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 549.7m - CFO 1.01b) / TA 6.91b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -2.54 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
What is the price of LAMR shares?
As of May 16, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 145.54 with a total of 672,340 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -7.85%, over one month by +8.31%, over three months by +11.11% and over the past year by +31.15%.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -7.85%, over one month by +8.31%, over three months by +11.11% and over the past year by +31.15%.
Is LAMR a buy, sell or hold?
Lamar Advertising has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.33.
Therefor, it is recommend to hold LAMR.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the LAMR price?
| Analysts Target Price | 148.8 | 2.2% |
Lamar Advertising (LAMR) - Fundamental Data Overview
as of 12 May 2026
P/E Trailing = 29.1384 P/E Forward = 29.4985
P/S = 7.0025
P/B = 16.3264
P/EG = 2.1982
Revenue TTM = 2.29b USD
EBIT TTM = 686.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.02b USD
Long Term Debt = 3.17b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 440.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.19b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 5.15b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 21.17b USD (16.03b + Debt 5.19b - CCE 39.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.26 (Ebit TTM 686.3m / Interest Expense TTM 161.0m)
EV/FCF = 24.56x (Enterprise Value 21.17b / FCF TTM 862.2m)
FCF Yield = 4.07% (FCF TTM 862.2m / Enterprise Value 21.17b)
FCF Margin = 37.67% (FCF TTM 862.2m / Revenue TTM 2.29b)
Net Margin = 24.02% (Net Income TTM 549.7m / Revenue TTM 2.29b)
Gross Margin = 31.54% ((Revenue TTM 2.29b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.57b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 34.24% (prev -22.04%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.06 (Enterprise Value 21.17b / Total Assets 6.91b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.75% (Interest Expense 38.8m / Debt 5.19b)
Taxrate = 3.82% (4.05m / 105.9m)
NOPAT = 660.0m (EBIT 686.3m * (1 - 3.82%))
Current Ratio = 0.49 (Total Current Assets 362.8m / Total Current Liabilities 735.0m)
Debt / Equity = 5.35 (Debt 5.19b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 969.8m)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.06 (Net Debt 5.15b / EBITDA 1.02b)
Debt / FCF = 5.97 (Net Debt 5.15b / FCF TTM 862.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 979.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.17% (Net Income 549.7m / Total Assets 6.91b)
RoE = 56.10% (Net Income TTM 549.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 979.8m)
RoCE = 16.54% (EBIT 686.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 979.8m + L.T.Debt 3.17b))
RoIC = 15.14% (NOPAT 660.0m / Invested Capital 4.36b)
WACC = 6.55% (E(16.03b)/V(21.21b) * Re(8.43%) + D(5.19b)/V(21.21b) * Rd(0.75%) * (1-Tc(0.04)))
Discount Rate = 8.43% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -0.58%
[DCF] Terminal Value 84.36% ; FCFF base≈823.3m ; Y1≈842.4m ; Y5≈935.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 210.4 (EV 23.47b - Net Debt 5.15b = Equity 18.32b / Shares 87.1m; r=6.55% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 2.18% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -3.80 | EPS CAGR: -10.30% | SUE: -0.05 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 51.01 | Revenue CAGR: 0.52% | SUE: 0.49 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.52 | Chg30d=-1.38% | Revisions=-33% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.59 | Chg30d=-1.86% | Revisions=-33% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=5.80 | Chg30d=+2.27% | Revisions=-33% | GrowthEPS=+14.4% | GrowthRev=+5.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=6.20 | Chg30d=+1.99% | Revisions=-33% | GrowthEPS=+7.0% | GrowthRev=+3.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -33%