Q1 EPS Estimates for OUTFRONT Media Lowered by Analyst

OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT - Free Report) - Analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of OUTFRONT Media in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 24th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.12 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.13. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $21.53 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for OUTFRONT Media's current full-year earnings is $1.59 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for OUTFRONT Media's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wolfe Research downgraded OUTFRONT Media from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com lowered OUTFRONT Media from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of OUTFRONT Media from $17.43 to $18.45 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, OUTFRONT Media presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $19.48.

OUTFRONT Media Trading Down 1.0 %

OUT stock traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $18.51. The stock had a trading volume of 1,390,389 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,680,549. OUTFRONT Media has a 12-month low of $12.27 and a 12-month high of $19.50. The firm has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a PE ratio of 13.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.96. The company's 50-day moving average price is $18.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.00, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The financial services provider reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.21). The firm had revenue of $451.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $456.38 million. OUTFRONT Media had a return on equity of 40.33% and a net margin of 13.30%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.47 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On OUTFRONT Media

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of OUTFRONT Media by 403.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,687,678 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $49,400,000 after purchasing an additional 2,153,423 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in OUTFRONT Media during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $24,552,000. FMR LLC lifted its position in OUTFRONT Media by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,711,791 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $123,363,000 after acquiring an additional 803,292 shares in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in OUTFRONT Media in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $5,762,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in OUTFRONT Media by 653.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 229,872 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,260,000 after acquiring an additional 199,356 shares in the last quarter.

OUTFRONT Media Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were paid a dividend of $0.7688 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. OUTFRONT Media's dividend payout ratio is currently 87.68%.

OUTFRONT Media Company Profile

OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location, and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.