Lamar Advertising Co vs SBA Communications Corp

Lamar Advertising Co (LAMR) is overvalued and SBA Communications Corp (SBAC) is fairly valued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. SBAC is the closer of the two: -4%, against -86% for LAMR.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Lamar Advertising Co (LAMR)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $78.04; the price of $145.13 is 86% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 22/100 on 2 of 12 signals

SBA Communications Corp (SBAC)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $169.34; the price of $175.84 is 4% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 60/100 on 8 of 12 signals

MetricLAMRSBAC
VerdictOvervaluedFairly valued
Price$145.13$175.84
Intrinsic value$78.04$169.34
Margin of safety-86%-4%
Leak Score22/100 (2/12)60/100 (8/12)
Market cap$14.7B$18.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.6%6.2%
Operating margin31.6%53.7%
Net margin23.9%34.5%
Return on equity58.9%
Debt to equity5.07
P/E26.5x18.9x
Forward P/E23.0x21.0x
P/B15.0x
Dividend yield4.5%2.8%

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