$28.20 1.00 (+3.68%)
2/9/2010 4:00 PM

Lamar Advertising Company (LAMR)

CAPS Rating: 1 out of 5

An outdoor advertising company that operates three types of outdoor advertising displays: billboards, logo signs and transit advertising displays.

Current Price $28.20 Mkt Cap $2.59B
Open $28.14 P/E Ratio 185.00
Prev. Close $27.20 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $28.11 - $28.69 Volume 1,202,413
52-Wk Range $5.35 - $34.09 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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TD90069 (50.75)
Submitted February 04, 2007

Digital outdoor advertising leader. Third place company behind Clear Channel and CBS (Viacom). Industry moving towards digital replacement.

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Slbrown99 (28.55)
Submitted July 17, 2009

This company is strapped with debt and declining financials. The recent run up was due to a short interest that was greater than the company float. I see this company returning to the $5-7 level.

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Member Avatar jamespeer (96.83) Submitted: 12/17/2009 1:38:25 PM : Underperform Start Price: $31.45 LAMR Score: +5.21

I think outdoor and billboard advertising is losing a lot of its appeal and demand due to online advertising, and will be almost obsolete in 5 years if not less.

Combine that with an inability to make a profit (although they may stop their losing streak in Q4 due to xmas), a very high P/E, not enough cash, too much debt, and negative cash flow for the last few quarters, and that to me is a recipe for failure...

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Member Avatar Clint35 (60.02) Submitted: 12/12/2009 4:04:00 AM : Underperform Start Price: $28.57 LAMR Score: -2.86

A one star stock trading near its 52 week high. Also in a tough business (advertising) that probably won't see a turn around any time soon. This would be a good short.

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Member Avatar tortillatree (67.33) Submitted: 11/25/2009 1:08:04 PM : Underperform Start Price: $29.03 LAMR Score: -0.78

Fewer companies are advertising on billboards for various reasons: 1) companies are going bankrupt...there's less competition for your business 2) money is tight. even though marketing SHOULD be the last thing to go in the budget, it's often the first. 3) advertising rates are going down everywhere...tv, radio, newspapers all want your ad. billboards become less attractive when you have so many other options in the media for less money

Lamar's stock price is 150 times its earnings. Do you really think it's going to grow that fast? Nonsense, it's business is bound to shrink in the near term. So I'm not saying they will fail or go under, no, their business structure is solid, but a fair value for their stock price is about $5-$7 in my opinion. So I'm "selling it" for $29, and I'll "buy it" when it drops back to a fair value.

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1RaceNJason

1RaceNJason (96.05) Score: +274.23

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
1RaceNJason 96.05 3/5/2009 Outperform 3W $6.56 +329.88% +55.65% +274.23
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. Dilles 89.99 3/23/2009 Outperform 3M $8.48 +232.55% +37.59% +194.96
PurpleRoyalty09 68.72 4/2/2009 Outperform NS $10.95 +157.53% +29.88% +127.65
stocklookout 97.59 10/28/2008 Outperform NS $13.01 +116.76% +25.27% +91.49
1st2 63.64 1/8/2009 Outperform NS $14.25 +97.89% +20.71% +77.18
MViscio1 99.25 10/23/2008 Outperform 5Y $14.33 +96.79% +26.85% +69.94 1 Comment
CosmicJustice 91.66 6/22/2009 Outperform 5Y $15.60 +80.77% +18.20% +62.57
JENMAYO 70.95 11/7/2008 Outperform 5Y $15.61 +80.65% +18.79% +61.87
UCLAgrdstnt 91.72 5/4/2009 Outperform NS $16.88 +67.06% +22.35% +44.71
Bucks1977 68.12 7/23/2009 1/8/2010 Outperform 3M $19.35 +45.74% +10.26% +35.47
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Member Name Member
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackWedbush 66.12 10/23/2009 Underperform NS $29.52 -4.47% -2.25% +2.22
TrackCarisandCo 86.28 10/20/2009 Outperform NS $29.52 -4.47% -2.48% -1.99
TrackBarclaysCap 94.50 9/30/2009 Outperform NS $26.47 +6.54% +0.67% +5.87
TrackBenchmark 94.92 7/8/2009 Underperform NS $14.50 +111.17% +23.74% -87.43 11/12/2009 @ $30.62
TrackJefferies 82.08 4/24/2009 Underperform NS $15.71 +79.50% +25.94% -53.56
TrackZacks 62.21 12/12/2008 Outperform 3M $13.61 +107.20% +23.61% +83.59 1 Comment
TrackSoleil 93.91 10/30/2008 Underperform NS $15.27 +84.68% +14.51% -70.17
TrackCarisandCo 86.28 10/28/2008 Underperform NS $11.78 +150.59% +27.77% -122.83 10/20/2009 @ $29.52
TrackCitigroup 85.92 8/7/2008 Underperform NS $35.11 -19.68% -13.54% +6.14
TrackCarisandCo 86.28 7/22/2008 Outperform NS $34.00 -61.74% -30.20% -31.53 10/28/2008 @ $13.01
TrackStanfordRes 85.54 5/7/2008 Underperform NS $40.10 -29.68% -21.22% +8.46
TrackJPMorgan 84.76 3/19/2008 Underperform NS $33.54 -15.92% -16.70% -0.78
TrackSMHCapital 91.66 2/27/2008 Outperform NS $39.94 +61.49% +8.54% +52.95 5/11/2007 @ $64.50
TrackStanfordRes 85.54 11/9/2007 Outperform NS $50.48 -15.13% -4.20% -10.93 1/9/2008 @ $42.84
TrackZacks 62.21 10/8/2007 Outperform 3M $55.60 -67.79% -36.26% -31.53 10/20/2008 @ $17.91 1 Comment
TrackRonBaron 59.71 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $48.97 -42.41% -26.38% -16.04 3 Comments
TrackChuckAkre 64.78 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $48.97 -42.41% -26.38% -16.04 6 Comments
TrackStifel 96.44 8/20/2007 Outperform NS $53.81 -47.59% -22.25% -25.34
TrackBearStearns 84.85 8/20/2007 Outperform NS $53.81 -6.06% +5.77% -11.83 10/18/2007 @ $50.55
TrackCLKing < 20 8/9/2007 Outperform NS $56.55 -76.59% -39.83% -36.75 11/11/2008 @ $13.24
TrackJimCramer < 20 5/17/2007 Underperform 3W $65.61 -57.02% -25.08% +31.94
TrackCharlesPayn 63.30 1/27/2007 Outperform 3M $66.10 -57.34% -19.93% -37.41
TrackJanco 66.31 1/25/2007 Outperform NS $62.87 -55.15% -20.74% -34.41
TrackSoleil 93.91 1/17/2007 Outperform NS $64.85 -57.99% -30.56% -27.44 10/9/2008 @ $27.24
TrackCitigroup 85.92 12/21/2006 Outperform NS $61.73 -43.12% -10.02% -33.10 8/7/2008 @ $35.11
TrackJimCramer < 20 12/11/2006 Outperform 3W $60.03 +9.29% +6.74% +2.55 5/18/2007 @ $65.61
TrackJefferies 82.08 12/7/2006 Outperform NS $60.13 -39.06% -12.83% -26.23 9/10/2008 @ $36.64
TrackCLKing < 20 8/17/2006 Outperform NS $47.00 +36.49% +17.00% +19.50 6/13/2007 @ $64.15

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