Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Competitors

Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) and Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor OMC or LAMR?

In the previous week, Omnicom Group and Omnicom Group both had 1 articles in the media. Lamar Advertising's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Omnicom Group's score of 0.33 indicating that Lamar Advertising is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Omnicom Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lamar Advertising	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is OMC or LAMR more profitable?

Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 23.46% compared to Omnicom Group's net margin of 9.45%. Lamar Advertising's return on equity of 42.58% beat Omnicom Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Omnicom Group	9.45%	36.59%	5.61%
Lamar Advertising	23.46%	42.58%	7.82%

Is OMC or LAMR a better dividend stock?

Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Omnicom Group pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lamar Advertising pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer OMC or LAMR?

Omnicom Group presently has a consensus target price of $110.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.07%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus target price of $132.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.83%. Given Omnicom Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Omnicom Group is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Omnicom Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lamar Advertising	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OMC or LAMR?

92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Omnicom Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, OMC or LAMR?

Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OMC or LAMR?

Omnicom Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lamar Advertising. Omnicom Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamar Advertising, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Omnicom Group	$15.43B	1.09	$1.39B	$7.32	11.73
Lamar Advertising	$2.18B	5.70	$495.76M	$5.00	24.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OMC or LAMR?

Lamar Advertising received 11 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.67% of users gave Lamar Advertising an outperform vote while only 49.48% of users gave Omnicom Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Omnicom Group	Outperform Votes 378 49.48%	Underperform Votes 386 50.52%
Lamar Advertising	Outperform Votes 389 58.67%	Underperform Votes 274 41.33%

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats Omnicom Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.