Omnicom Group (OMC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OMC or LAMR?

Lamar Advertising received 8 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.50% of users gave Lamar Advertising an outperform vote while only 49.61% of users gave Omnicom Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Omnicom Group	Outperform Votes 381 49.61%	Underperform Votes 387 50.39%
Lamar Advertising	Outperform Votes 389 58.50%	Underperform Votes 276 41.50%

Is OMC or LAMR more profitable?

Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 16.40% compared to Omnicom Group's net margin of 9.44%. Omnicom Group's return on equity of 36.39% beat Lamar Advertising's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Omnicom Group	9.44%	36.39%	5.67%
Lamar Advertising	16.40%	30.20%	5.53%

Do analysts prefer OMC or LAMR?

Omnicom Group presently has a consensus price target of $105.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.22%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $134.60, suggesting a potential upside of 18.81%. Given Omnicom Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Lamar Advertising	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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 3.4%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Omnicom Group pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lamar Advertising pays out 175.6% 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 insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to OMC or LAMR?

In the previous week, Omnicom Group had 13 more articles in the media than Lamar Advertising. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Omnicom Group and 10 mentions for Lamar Advertising. Lamar Advertising's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Omnicom Group's score of 0.62 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lamar Advertising	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, OMC or LAMR?

Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and 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	$15.69B	1.02	$1.48B	$7.45	10.90
Lamar Advertising	$2.21B	5.26	$495.76M	$3.53	32.09

Summary

Omnicom Group and Lamar Advertising tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.