- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 59.02% based on similar historical setup states.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
LAMR
NASDAQ
Week ended 09 Oct 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lamar Advertising Company · Real Estate · Reit - Specialty
Latest close
146.47 USD
1.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 64.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a -0.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bearish with 49/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 22d.
Setup score
48
out of 100
Latest Close
146.47 USD
9 Oct 2026
1W Return
1.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-9.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
96.2%
50 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
1.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.6%.
Indicator stack
53/32
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 59.02%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bearish
49/100 conviction; expected move 2.3%.
News sentiment
50/100
18 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
22d
Next report is scheduled for 05 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 64.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a -0.6% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
8 May
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 Jun
12 Jun
19 Jun
26 Jun
3 Jul
10 Jul
17 Jul
24 Jul
31 Jul
7 Aug
14 Aug
21 Aug
28 Aug
4 Sep
11 Sep
18 Sep
25 Sep
2 Oct
9 Oct
Up week
Down week
Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.4712-week average 0.82
12-week confirmation
Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.47Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -0.6% over four weeks, -9.8% over 12 weeks, and 29.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year50
Trend breadth96.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change4.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.65Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-451.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Oct 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 97%
Model confidence 95%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth67/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework25/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 26.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 6.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 20.0x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 3.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 32.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 28.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 32.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 10.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 4.4% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 26.6% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 4.4% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 4.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 4.4% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 5.0x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBearish
LAMR shows bearish options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 3.62, expected move of 2.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction49/100
Expected move2.3%
Put/call volume3.63
Insider activity9 / 3
9 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 18 relevant articles.
3 positive · 12 neutral · 3 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings22dNext report is scheduled for 05 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move2.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-11.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
17 Apr
15 May
12 Jun
10 Jul
7 Aug
4 Sep
9 Oct
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.5%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-7.8%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+1.6%Week of 9 Oct.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.7% / -1.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Real Estate
4-week rank20 / 100
Group average-4.8%
Trend breadth17.0%
Trend17.0%active weekly trend signals
MD7.0%positive activity pressure
RS5.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Reit - Specialty
4-week rank6 / 19
Group average-6.0%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD10.5%positive activity pressure
RS5.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape49/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis54/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.47; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 59.02%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 59.02% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors55/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 78; Small Cap Core rank 90 SVQF25/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 557.5 of 741 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options45/100Put activity leads. Options balance and the saved weekly stock trend agree.
2026-10-12 · Use with limits · Priced move ±2.3% Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 18 relevant articles.
Lamar Advertising Q3 2026 Earnings Date and Estimates Insiders9 / 39 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings22dNext report is scheduled for 05 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | 146.47 USD | 1.6% | 146.85 USD | 117.95 USD | -1.02 | -6.65 | 3.2M | Off |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 144.12 USD | 0.1% | 146.34 USD | 117.47 USD | -1.09 | -7.91 | 3.0M | Off |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 143.98 USD | -0.8% | 145.97 USD | 116.99 USD | -1.12 | -7.42 | 2.4M | On |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 145.17 USD | -1.5% | 145.66 USD | 116.53 USD | -1.11 | -3.61 | 3.2M | On |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 147.41 USD | -1.1% | 145.18 USD | 116.07 USD | -1.07 | -1.20 | 1.5M | On |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 149.08 USD | 0.3% | 144.57 USD | 115.61 USD | -0.84 | -0.67 | 2.1M | On |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 148.70 USD | -0.3% | 143.94 USD | 115.13 USD | -0.29 | -0.62 | 2.2M | On |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 149.09 USD | -4.1% | 143.16 USD | 114.68 USD | 0.29 | 0.01 | 2.9M | On |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 155.47 USD | -3.4% | 142.39 USD | 114.22 USD | 0.68 | 1.65 | 3.2M | On |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 160.93 USD | 0.6% | 141.52 USD | 113.71 USD | 1.07 | 6.47 | 4.6M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 159.96 USD | 0.3% | 140.37 USD | 113.17 USD | 1.05 | 11.53 | 4.2M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 159.46 USD | -1.8% | 139.08 USD | 112.64 USD | 1.02 | 12.04 | 2.0M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 162.32 USD | 4.6% | 137.89 USD | 112.16 USD | 1.22 | 12.45 | 2.7M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 155.18 USD | -1.5% | 136.58 USD | 111.68 USD | 1.10 | 3.23 | 2.6M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.