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Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR)

Real Estate | REIT - Specialty | Baton Rouge, United States | NasdaqGS
150.38 USD -0.21 (-0.139%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 150.38
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:51 a.m. EDT

Lamar Advertising presents a compelling growth story marred by precarious capital structure. The business generates exceptional returns on equity and maintains healthy revenue growth, yet the balance sheet carries significant weight with debt-to-equity exceeding 500 percent and a payout ratio surpassing 100 percent. This unsustainable dividend coverage creates a ceiling on the long-term investment thesis, as the company is effectively funding shareholder returns through leverage rather than organic cash flow. While the multi-year price trajectory remains robust with no recent consecutive declines, the valuation multiples remain stretched relative to the risk profile. Short-term momentum lags behind the 50-day moving average, creating a technical headwind, though options flow suggests traders are betting on a recovery toward the 155 level. Investors should view this as a high-risk income play rather than a core holding, mindful that the dividend is not fully covered by earnings.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.016804
AutoETS0.047674
AutoARIMA0.052364
MSTL0.053204

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 8.79
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.001
Excess Kurtosis 1.42
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 500.114
Revenue per Share 22.953
Market Cap 15,271,041,024
Trailing P/E 27.49
Forward P/E 23.21
Beta 1.21
Profit Margins 23.91%
Previous Name Lamar Advertising Company (REIT)
Website https://www.lamar.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for near-term upside with heavy call open interest at the 155 and 165 strikes for September and October expirations, suggesting a bullish bias within the next few months. Put open interest is concentrated further out in January 2027 at lower strikes, indicating defensive hedging against a potential long-term correction rather than immediate panic selling. Implied volatility is slightly elevated on puts compared to calls, reflecting a cautious stance on downside risk despite the bullish call flow.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.06% 4.92% 4.97% 5.00%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-16 1.60 1.059673
2026-03-16 1.60 1.196888
2025-12-22 1.80 1.411765
2025-09-19 1.55 1.252525
2025-06-16 1.55 1.297831
2025-03-14 1.55 1.389636
2024-12-18 1.65 1.352792
2024-09-18 1.40 1.069110
2024-06-17 1.30 1.136861
2024-03-14 1.30 1.116359
2023-12-15 1.25 1.163548
2023-09-15 1.25 1.461988
2023-06-15 1.25 1.306029
2023-03-16 1.25 1.303441
2022-12-16 1.50 1.599488
2022-09-16 1.20 1.294359
2022-06-16 1.20 1.419446
2022-03-18 1.10 0.977865
2021-12-17 1.50 1.302083
2021-09-17 1.00 0.910581
2021-06-18 0.75 0.738189
2021-03-19 0.75 0.803514
2020-12-18 0.50 0.600168
2020-09-18 0.50 0.730567
2020-06-19 0.50 0.672405
2020-03-13 1.00 1.524623
2019-12-13 0.96 1.119925
2019-09-13 0.96 1.218429
2019-06-13 0.96 1.203007
2019-03-14 0.96 1.226054
2018-12-14 0.92 1.301273
2018-09-13 0.91 1.167265
2018-06-14 0.91 1.279528
2018-03-16 0.91 1.392076
2017-12-15 0.83 1.081856
2017-09-14 0.83 1.300940
2017-06-13 0.83 1.175637
2017-03-13 0.83 1.095276
2016-12-15 0.76 1.144406
2016-09-14 0.76 1.266456
2016-06-14 0.75 1.191611
2016-03-14 0.75 1.270540
2015-12-17 0.69 1.175468
2015-09-14 0.69 1.314286
2015-06-12 0.69 1.180900
2015-03-13 0.68 1.174844
2014-12-18 0.84 1.558442
2014-09-18 0.83 1.644541
2014-05-28 0.83 1.663994
2007-03-20 3.25 5.253799
Additional Data
dividendRate 6.4
dividendYield 4.25
exDividendDate 2026-06-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.3
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04183545
lastDividendValue 1.6
lastDividendDate 2026-06-16
dividendDate 2026-06-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.20414197
Address1 5,321 Corporate Blvd.
All Time High 166.33
All Time Low 5.35
Ask 163.08
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 533,010
Average Daily Volume3 Month 636,267
Average Volume 636,267
Average Volume10Days 533,010
Beta 1.212
Bid 150.43
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 10
Book Value 9.671
City Baton Rouge
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 150.38
Current Ratio 0.627
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 154.72
Day Low 149.95
Debt To Equity 500.114
Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Dividend Rate 6.4
Dividend Yield 4.25
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,021,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,021,200
Earnings Growth 0.039
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.041
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 1,058,686,976
Ebitda Margins 0.45511
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.075
Enterprise To Revenue 8.681
Enterprise Value 20,194,932,736
Eps Current Year 6.056
Eps Forward 6.48
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 156.5978
Fifty Day Average Change -6.2177887
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.039705466
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.414198
Fifty Two Week High 166.33
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.949997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09589369
Fifty Two Week Low 114.45
Fifty Two Week Low Change 35.930008
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3139363
Fifty Two Week Range 114.45 - 166.33
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 838,992,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.33
Float Shares 86,346,681
Forward Eps 6.48
Forward P E 23.20679
Free Cashflow 558,694,400
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,500
Fullday Change -0.209991
Fullday Change Percent -0.139446
Fullday Price 150.38
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.67430997
Gross Profits 1,568,603,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0081400005
Held Percent Institutions 1.0016301
Implied Shares Outstanding 101,549,684
Industry REIT - Specialty
Industry Disp REIT - Specialty
Industry Key reit-specialty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
Last Dividend Value 1.6
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 888,796,800
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Lamar Advertising Company is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in North America, with over 362,000 displays across the United States and Canada. Lamar offers advertisers a variety of billboards, 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 5,400 displays. Lamar Advertising Company was founded and incorporated in 1902 in Delaware and is based in Baton Rouge, United States.
Long Name Lamar Advertising Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 15,271,041,024
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_353253
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-28
Net Income To Common 555,713,024
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 15,290,335,919
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 150.88
Operating Cashflow 906,624,000
Operating Margins 0.33283
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 1.1496
Peg Ratio 2.2
Phone 225 926 1000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 150.38
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Prev Name Lamar Advertising Company (REIT)
Previous Close 150.59
Price Eps Current Year 24.831572
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 15.5495825
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.5647283
Profit Margins 0.23905
Quick Ratio 0.566
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.209991
Regular Market Change Percent -0.139446
Regular Market Day High 154.72
Regular Market Day Low 149.95
Regular Market Day Range 149.95 - 154.72
Regular Market Open 150.88
Regular Market Previous Close 150.59
Regular Market Price 150.38
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 340,433
Return On Assets 0.06603
Return On Equity 0.59433
Revenue Growth 0.065
Revenue Per Share 22.953
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 87,129,599
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.031600002
Shares Short 3,208,218
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,761,189
Short Name Lamar Advertising Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0783
Short Ratio 4.75
Source Interval 15
State LA
Symbol LAMR
Target High Price 170.0
Target Low Price 151.0
Target Mean Price 162.2
Target Median Price 160.0
Total Cash 67,950,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.669
Total Debt 4,978,484,224
Total Revenue 2,326,225,920
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 6.3
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04183545
Trailing Eps 5.47
Trailing P E 27.491776
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 140.28246
Two Hundred Day Average Change 10.097549
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07198013
Type Disp Equity
Volume 340,433
Website https://www.lamar.com
Zip 70,808