Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) is expected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Friday, August 8th. Analysts expect Lamar Advertising to post earnings of $1.48 per share and revenue of $580.72 million for the quarter. Lamar Advertising has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.010-6.070 EPS.

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $505.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $509.72 million. Lamar Advertising had a net margin of 19.08% and a return on equity of 37.62%. On average, analysts expect Lamar Advertising to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lamar Advertising Stock Performance

Shares of LAMR opened at $122.25 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.67 and a beta of 1.33. Lamar Advertising has a 52 week low of $99.84 and a 52 week high of $139.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $122.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $119.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.57.

Lamar Advertising Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th were paid a dividend of $1.55 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This represents a $6.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. Lamar Advertising’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 150.49%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Lamar Advertising from $135.00 to $125.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Citigroup upgraded Lamar Advertising from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $114.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $134.00.

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.