Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.010-6.070 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.270. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Lamar Advertising Stock Down 0.3 %

LAMR traded down $0.40 during trading on Friday, reaching $121.91. 736,909 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 507,221. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.48, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market cap of $12.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.38 and a beta of 1.51. Lamar Advertising has a fifty-two week low of $107.22 and a fifty-two week high of $139.88. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $124.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $127.31.

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.74. The business had revenue of $579.57 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $583.19 million. Lamar Advertising had a net margin of 23.46% and a return on equity of 42.58%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Lamar Advertising will post 7.49 EPS for the current year.

Lamar Advertising Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $1.55 per share. This is a boost from Lamar Advertising's previous quarterly dividend of $1.40. This represents a $6.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Lamar Advertising's dividend payout ratio is presently 112.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Lamar Advertising from $132.00 to $124.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Lamar Advertising from $125.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Lamar Advertising from $142.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com cut Lamar Advertising from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Lamar Advertising from $129.00 to $126.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lamar Advertising presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $133.40.

Lamar Advertising Company Profile

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.