Market Inference Brief -- LAMR Stock

Shares of Lamar Advertising Company have moved 1.0% today, and are now trading at a price of $100.04. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a -0.0% change. Today's trading volume is 466,763 compared to the stock's average volume of 497,625.

Lamar Advertising Company operates as an outdoor advertising company in North America. Based in Baton Rouge, United States the company has 3,500 full time employees and a market cap of $10,203,880,448. Lamar Advertising Company currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 5.0% per year.

The company is now trading 0.37% away from its average analyst target price of $99.67 per share. The 3 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $92.0 to $112.0, and on average give Lamar Advertising Company a rating of hold.

Over the last 52 weeks, LAMR stock has risen 3.0%, which amounts to a -9.0% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $111.49 whereas its 52 week low is $77.21 per share. Based on Lamar Advertising Company's average net margin growth of 0.7% over the last 6 years, its core business is on track for profitability and its strong stock performance may continue in the long term.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 2,090,588 413,614 20 -9.09
2022 2,032,140 438,647 22 0.0
2021 1,787,401 388,090 22 37.5
2020 1,568,856 243,386 16 -23.81
2019 1,753,644 372,111 21 10.53
2018 1,627,222 305,232 19
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