LAMR vs. ELS, GLPI, UDR, WPC, KIM, REG, CPT, DOC, AMH, and REXR
Should you be buying Lamar Advertising stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lamar Advertising include Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), UDR (UDR), W. P. Carey (WPC), Kimco Realty (KIM), Regency Centers (REG), Camden Property Trust (CPT), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), and Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE:ELS) and Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.
Equity LifeStyle Properties has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lamar Advertising received 41 more outperform votes than Equity LifeStyle Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.17% of users gave Lamar Advertising an outperform vote while only 57.74% of users gave Equity LifeStyle Properties an outperform vote.
Lamar Advertising has a net margin of 23.49% compared to Lamar Advertising's net margin of 22.69%. Equity LifeStyle Properties' return on equity of 41.88% beat Lamar Advertising's return on equity.
In the previous week, Lamar Advertising had 10 more articles in the media than Equity LifeStyle Properties. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Lamar Advertising and 19 mentions for Equity LifeStyle Properties. Equity LifeStyle Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Lamar Advertising's score of 0.14 indicating that Lamar Advertising is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Equity LifeStyle Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Lamar Advertising pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Equity LifeStyle Properties pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lamar Advertising pays out 107.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity LifeStyle Properties has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Lamar Advertising has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Equity LifeStyle Properties presently has a consensus price target of $69.55, indicating a potential upside of 14.90%. Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $109.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.26%. Given Lamar Advertising's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Equity LifeStyle Properties is more favorable than Lamar Advertising.
Lamar Advertising has higher revenue and earnings than Equity LifeStyle Properties. Lamar Advertising is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity LifeStyle Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
97.2% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Equity LifeStyle Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Lamar Advertising beats Equity LifeStyle Properties on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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