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

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

Lamar Advertising Stock Performance

Shares of LAMR stock traded down $7.20 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $124.80. 656,903 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 470,164. Lamar Advertising has a 52 week low of $106.61 and a 52 week high of $139.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.98 and a beta of 1.51. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $124.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $127.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.48, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 0.56.

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.74. Lamar Advertising had a return on equity of 42.58% and a net margin of 23.46%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Lamar Advertising will post 7.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Lamar Advertising Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $1.55 dividend. This is an increase from Lamar Advertising’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.40. This represents a $6.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.97%. Lamar Advertising’s payout ratio is 112.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Lamar Advertising from $132.00 to $124.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note 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 boosted their price target on Lamar Advertising from $142.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Lamar Advertising from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $132.40.

About Lamar Advertising

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.