<div id="readability-page-1"><p><span>Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR - Get Free Report)</span> had its price objective lifted by equities researchers at Wells Fargo &amp; Company  from $121.00 to $136.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating on the real estate investment trust's stock. Wells Fargo &amp; Company's target price points to a potential upside of 3.64% from the stock's current price.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Lamar Advertising</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><p>Several other brokerages also recently commented on LAMR. Morgan Stanley  set a $140.00 target price on shares of Lamar Advertising in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. TD Cowen  reissued a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of Lamar Advertising in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. raised their target price on Lamar Advertising from $122.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Citigroup upped their price target on Lamar Advertising from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, UBS Group  set a $150.00 price objective on Lamar Advertising in a research report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and an average price target of $139.80.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Research Report on LAMR</b></p><h2>Lamar Advertising Stock Down 0.6%</h2><p>NASDAQ LAMR traded down $0.80 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $131.23. 28,679 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 488,469. Lamar Advertising has a 12 month low of $99.84 and a 12 month high of $136.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $129.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $126.28. The company has a market capitalization of $13.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.80 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04. </p><p>Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.18 by ($0.68). The company had revenue of $595.93 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $592.70 million. Lamar Advertising had a net margin of 25.91% and a return on equity of 59.02%. Lamar Advertising has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.720-5.830 EPS.  As a group, sell-side analysts predict that  Lamar Advertising will post 7.92 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lamar Advertising</h2><p>Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of LAMR. Kera Capital Partners Inc. grew its position in  Lamar Advertising by 96.9% in the fourth quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 6,962 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $893,000 after acquiring an additional 3,426 shares during the period.  Vancity Investment Management Ltd boosted its stake in shares of  Lamar Advertising by 32.8% in the 4th quarter. Vancity Investment Management Ltd now owns 56,589 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $7,163,000 after purchasing an additional 13,980 shares in the last quarter.  Van Diest Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of  Lamar Advertising in the 4th quarter worth about $239,000.  Compound Planning Inc. bought a new position in  Lamar Advertising during the 4th quarter valued at about $777,000.  Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in  Lamar Advertising by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,068,531 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $135,255,000 after buying an additional 76,541 shares in the last quarter. 93.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>Lamar Advertising Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>Lamar Advertising Company <span>NASDAQ: LAMR<span></span></span> is one of North America's largest outdoor advertising firms, specializing in out-of-home media solutions. Since its founding in 1902, the company has grown through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions to offer a broad portfolio of advertising products. Its core business centers on billboard advertising, encompassing traditional static billboards and a rapidly expanding network of digital displays. These assets enable advertisers to reach consumers with high-impact messaging along highways, in urban centers, and at high-traffic intersections.  </p><p>In addition to highway billboards, Lamar offers a variety of supplemental out-of-home formats, including transit advertising on buses and shelters, and logo signage at travel plazas and gas stations.</p><h2>Featured Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Lamar Advertising</li><li>Elon’s Secret AI Partner?</li><li>Elon Musk already made me a “wealthy man”</li><li>Silver $500? 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LAMR

<p>Wells Fargo & Company has raised its price target for Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) from $121.00 to $136.00, maintaining an "equal weight" rating. This new target suggests a potential upside of 3.64% from the current stock price. Other brokerages have also adjusted their targets, with Citigroup setting a price target of $145.00 and UBS Group at $150.00. Currently, Lamar Advertising has a consensus rating of "Hold" with an average price target of $139.80. The stock recently traded at $131.23, down 0.6%.</p>

Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) Price Target Raised to $136.00 at Wells Fargo & Company