Head-To-Head Survey: Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) and CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust (NYSE:CORR)

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust (NYSE:CORR) and Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:LAMR) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamar Advertising has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.3% of CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Lamar Advertising shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust and Lamar Advertising’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust	-9.88%	4.05%	0.87%
Lamar Advertising	23.49%	41.88%	7.60%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust and Lamar Advertising’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust	$133.65 million	0.00	-$12.76 million	($1.46)	N/A
Lamar Advertising	$2.11 billion	5.38	$495.76 million	$4.85	22.93

Lamar Advertising has higher revenue and earnings than CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust. CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lamar Advertising, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust and Lamar Advertising, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Lamar Advertising	0	2	0	0	2.00

Lamar Advertising has a consensus price target of $109.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.53%.

Summary

Lamar Advertising beats CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CORR, CORRPrA) is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates or leases regulated natural gas transmission and distribution lines and crude oil gathering, storage and transmission pipelines and associated rights-of-way. On February 25, 2024, CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri.

About Lamar Advertising

Lamar Advertising Company operates as an outdoor advertising company in the United States and Canada. The company owns and operates billboards, logo signs, and transit advertising displays, as well as rents space for advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, logo plates, and in airport terminals. Lamar Advertising Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.