How to buy Lamar Advertising Company REIT stock

Lamar Advertising Company (REIT) is a reit-specialty business based in the US. Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares (LAMR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Lamar Advertising Company REIT employs 3,300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD0.00.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT share price

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Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-15.

52-week range	USD$46.19 - USD$99.61
50-day moving average	USD$94.04
200-day moving average	USD$81.93
Wall St. target price	USD$92.00
PE ratio	40.2531
Dividend yield	USD$2.5 (2.62%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$2.41

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Is Lamar Advertising Company REIT under- or over-valued?

Valuing Lamar Advertising Company REIT stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Lamar Advertising Company REIT's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's P/E ratio

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 40x. In other words, Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares trade at around 40x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's PEG ratio

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 7.43. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Lamar Advertising Company REIT's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's EBITDA

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$652.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Lamar Advertising Company REIT's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	25.57%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.27%
Return on equity TTM	20.43%
Profit margin	15.51%
Book value	$11.92
Market capitalisation	USD$9.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares

There are currently 1.5 million Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares held short by investors – that's known as Lamar Advertising Company REIT's "short interest". This figure is 4.1% up from 1.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares can be evaluated.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares traded daily (recently around 660601.2987013). Lamar Advertising Company REIT's SIR currently stands at 2.31. In other words for every 100,000 Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2310 shares are currently held short.

However Lamar Advertising Company REIT's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares, or, against the total number of tradable Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Lamar Advertising Company REIT's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0256% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares, roughly 26 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Lamar Advertising Company REIT.

Find out more about how you can short Lamar Advertising Company REIT stock.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Lamar Advertising Company REIT.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 20.76

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Lamar Advertising Company REIT's overall score of 20.76 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 19th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Lamar Advertising Company REIT is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's environmental score

Environmental score: 5.61/100

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's environmental score of 5.61 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Lamar Advertising Company REIT is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's social score

Social score: 11.59/100

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's social score of 11.59 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Lamar Advertising Company REIT is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's governance score

Governance score: 11.05/100

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's governance score puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Lamar Advertising Company REIT is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Lamar Advertising Company (REIT) was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	20.76
Total ESG percentile	19.22
Environmental score	5.61
Environmental score percentile	6
Social score	11.59
Social score percentile	6
Governance score	11.05
Governance score percentile	6

Lamar Advertising Company REIT share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 93.36% of net profits

Recently Lamar Advertising Company REIT has paid out, on average, around 93.36% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.15% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Lamar Advertising Company REIT shareholders could enjoy a 3.15% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Lamar Advertising Company REIT's case, that would currently equate to about $2.5 per share.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's most recent dividend payout was on 30 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 18 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Lamar Advertising Company REIT's shares ever split?

Lamar Advertising Company REIT's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 1 March 1998. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares which in turn could have impacted Lamar Advertising Company REIT's share price.

Lamar Advertising Company REIT share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lamar Advertising Company REIT's shares have ranged in value from as little as $46.1866 up to $99.6051. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Lamar Advertising Company REIT's is 1.5201. This would suggest that Lamar Advertising Company REIT's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Lamar Advertising Company REIT overview

Founded in 1902, Lamar Advertising (Nasdaq: LAMR) is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with over 357,500 displays across the United States and Canada. Lamar offers advertisers a variety of billboard, interstate logo, transit and airport advertising formats, helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day. In addition to its more traditional out-of-home inventory, Lamar is proud to offer its customers the largest network of digital billboards in the United States with over 3,600 displays. .

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Lamar Advertising Company REIT is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.841% of Lamar Advertising Company REIT shares are held by insiders and 92.217% by institutions.

• How many people work for Lamar Advertising Company REIT?

  Latest data suggests 3,300 work at Lamar Advertising Company REIT.

• When does the fiscal year end for Lamar Advertising Company REIT?

  Lamar Advertising Company REIT's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Lamar Advertising Company REIT based?

  Lamar Advertising Company REIT's address is: 5321 Corporate Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, 70808

• What is Lamar Advertising Company REIT's ISIN number?

  Lamar Advertising Company REIT's international securities identification number is: US5128161099

• What is Lamar Advertising Company REIT's CUSIP number?

  Lamar Advertising Company REIT's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 512815101