Tag: REIT

Hoya Capital on the US Out of Home Business

Hoya Capital published a decent out of home review titled Billboard Reits: We’re Paying Attention (Lamar Vs Outfront).  Forward a copy to your banker.  The article explains how out of home works and summarizes industry strengths (e.g. regulatory barriers to entry, digital billboard upside, attractive CPM versus other media, low […]

Scott Wells Says the Vibe is Positive

Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells was bullish on out of home at yesterday’s 50th Cowen Tech, Media and Telecom conference. The big picture The last two weeks we’ve had our US Outdoor conference and the global outdoor conference…the vibe at all of those is really positive.  The industry has […]

SignValue Analyzes The Billboard REITS – Lamar & Outfront

Two of the big three Out of Home companies are Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS).  SignValue provides a terrific snapshot for both Lamar and Outdront below.     SignValue offers billboard valuation and advisory services nationwide.  You can contact SignValue at 480-657-8400 or info@signvalue.com.   [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

Lamar and Outfront Were Quarter Two Standouts

Always nice to understand what the wider marketplace thinks about the Out of Home sector.  Below is a segment of a report from Hoya Capital Real Estate, a research-focused Registered Investment Advisor that advises ETFs and individual accounts by managing portfolios of publicly-traded commercial and residential real estate companies. They […]

Brad Thomas on Landmark Infrastructure

Insider is a fan of Brad Thomas, a research analyst who writes on public REITs for Forbes and Seeking Alpha.  Last week Thomas suggested that Landmark Infrastructure’s valuation imputes no value to the company’s portfolio of out of home leases.  Insider thinks that Landmark should sell the portfolio to out […]

Lamar & Outfront: REIT Tax Myths

Insider is always looking for articles that help us to better understand unique aspects of the OOH industry.  Most of us are familiar with a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trusts) since Lamar and Outfront use that structure.  However, understanding REITs and why they make sense for an outdoor company can […]

American Tower and Out of Home

American Tower has entered the out of home business with the purchase of RSA in Boston and some Total Outdoor assets in Boston.  Kalil and Company handled the RSA transaction.  PJ Solomon handled the Total transaction.  The company has been low profile about its investments.  No mention of out of […]

Lamar Advertising Company Names Jay Johnson Chief Financial Officer

May 30, 2019 – Baton Rouge, LA – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), a leading owner of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, today announced that Jay Johnson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2019. Mr. Johnson, 42, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial […]

Adams/Fairway considering REIT conversion

Bloomberg reports that Adams Outdoor Advertising and Fairway Outdoor Advertising are exploring the possibility of converting from corporations to a REIT.  They may merge and possibly go public as well.  By converting they would join Lamar, Outfront Media and Landmark Dividend as REITs. A real estate investment trust (“REIT”) is […]

Seeking Alpha Looks At Outfront Media

Insider likes and reads Seeking Alpha.  Brad Thomas is one of my favorite writers on the site. His focus is on Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITS, a community that includes both Lamar and Outfront. Brad wrote an article this week focused on Outfront Media as well as the OOH […]