Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Expected to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) is projected to issue its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $1.65 per share and revenue of $621.73 million for the quarter. Lamar Advertising has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-5.990 EPS. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.58. The company had revenue of $616.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $606.61 million. Lamar Advertising had a return on equity of 54.94% and a net margin of 23.90%. On average, analysts expect Lamar Advertising to post $8.40 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9.03 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lamar Advertising Price Performance

Shares of LAMR stock opened at $156.79 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $149.41 and its 200 day moving average is $144.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29. The stock has a market cap of $15.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.42 and a beta of 1.23. Lamar Advertising has a twelve month low of $117.52 and a twelve month high of $166.33.

Lamar Advertising Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 21st were issued a dividend of $1.65 per share. This is a boost from Lamar Advertising’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.60. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 21st. This represents a $6.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Lamar Advertising’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 120.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on LAMR. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Lamar Advertising from $151.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Lamar Advertising in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Lamar Advertising in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup lowered shares of Lamar Advertising from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $145.00 to $160.00 in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Lamar Advertising from $153.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Lamar Advertising has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $161.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lamar Advertising news, Director Thomas Reifenheiser sold 8,099 shares of Lamar Advertising stock in a transaction on Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $149.03, for a total transaction of $1,206,993.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 36,387 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,422,754.61. The trade was a 18.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 15.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Lamar Advertising Company Profile

Lamar Advertising Company is an outdoor advertising company that provides businesses with advertising displays across the United States. Its offerings include traditional and digital billboards, bulletin and poster displays, transit advertising, and other out-of-home media formats.

The company also provides logo sign and tourist-oriented directional signage services through displays located along highways and other major transportation routes. Its digital advertising network allows advertisers to deliver messages that can be updated more frequently than traditional static signage.

Lamar traces its roots to 1902 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.