OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

OUTFRONT Media, Inc. leases advertising space on out-of-home advertising structures and sites. Its inventory consists of billboard displays, which are primarily located on the most heavily traveled highways & roadways, and transit advertising displays operated under exclusive multi-year contracts with municipalities in large cities across the U.S. and Canada. It operates through the U.S. Media and other segments. The U.S. Media segment includes U.S. Billboard and Transit. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.52 to $17.99
• 50-Day Range: $15.61 to $18.30
• 52-Week Range: $12.95 to $19.50
• Volume: 1.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.42 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.26
• Dividend Yield: 6.78%
• Price Target: $19.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

OUTFRONT Media Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

OUTFRONT Media scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 575th out of 918 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

OUTFRONT Media has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

OUTFRONT Media has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for OUTFRONT Media are expected to grow by 8.18% in the coming year, from $1.59 to $1.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of OUTFRONT Media is 30.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of OUTFRONT Media is 30.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

OUTFRONT Media has a PEG Ratio of 1.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

OUTFRONT Media has a P/B Ratio of 5.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.89% of the float of OUTFRONT Media has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

OUTFRONT Media has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.5, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in OUTFRONT Media has recently increased by 0.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

OUTFRONT Media is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.79%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

OUTFRONT Media does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of OUTFRONT Media is 206.90%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, OUTFRONT Media will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.77% next year. This indicates that OUTFRONT Media will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.96

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.89% of the float of OUTFRONT Media has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

OUTFRONT Media has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.5, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in OUTFRONT Media has recently increased by 0.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

OUTFRONT Media has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for OUTFRONT Media this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for OUT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, OUTFRONT Media insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $791,310.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.47% of the stock of OUTFRONT Media is held by insiders.

OUT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OUT shares performed this year?

OUTFRONT Media's stock was trading at $18.1835 at the start of the year. Since then, OUT stock has decreased by 2.7% and is now trading at $17.6880.

How were OUTFRONT Media's earnings last quarter?

OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.03. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did OUTFRONT Media's stock split?

OUTFRONT Media shares reverse split on the morning of Friday, January 17th 2025.The 1-1.025 reverse split was announced on Friday, January 17th 2025. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Thursday, January 16th 2025. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 98 shares after the split.

Who are OUTFRONT Media's major shareholders?

OUTFRONT Media's top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (1.36%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.13%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.98%) and ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. (0.88%). Insiders that own company stock include Clive A Punter and Richard H Sauer.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of OUTFRONT Media?

Shares of OUT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of OUTFRONT Media own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that OUTFRONT Media investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Dividend Payable: 5/30/2025
• Record date for 5/30 Dividend: 6/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend: 6/06/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/07/2025
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/05/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:OUT
• CIK: 1579877
• Web: www.outfrontmedia.com
• Phone: (212) 297-6400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,149
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for OUTFRONT Media: $19.00
• High Price Target: $21.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.12
• P/E Growth: 1.11
• Net Income: $258.20 million
• Net Margins: 5.99%
• Pretax Margin: 15.13%
• Return on Equity: 17.54%
• Return on Assets: 2.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.37
• Current Ratio: 0.61
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.83 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.61
• Cash Flow: $2.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.13
• Book Value: $4.01 per share
• Price / Book: 4.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 167,070,000
• Free Float: 166,289,000
• Market Cap: $2.96 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.89