Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for OUTFRONT Media

OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of OUTFRONT Media in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.11. The consensus estimate for OUTFRONT Media’s current full-year earnings is $1.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for OUTFRONT Media’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS.

OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $493.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $490.42 million. OUTFRONT Media had a net margin of 13.30% and a return on equity of 40.33%.

Separately, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of OUTFRONT Media from $17.43 to $18.45 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.48.

OUTFRONT Media Stock Performance

Shares of OUT opened at $16.26 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.00, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 2.00. The company’s fifty day moving average is $18.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.43. OUTFRONT Media has a 1 year low of $13.15 and a 1 year high of $19.98.

OUTFRONT Media Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.38%. OUTFRONT Media’s dividend payout ratio is presently 81.63%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On OUTFRONT Media

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in OUT. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of OUTFRONT Media by 132.5% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,604,202 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $276,819,000 after purchasing an additional 8,892,411 shares in the last quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. increased its holdings in OUTFRONT Media by 87.8% during the 4th quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 5,243,211 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $93,015,000 after acquiring an additional 2,450,632 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in OUTFRONT Media by 403.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,687,678 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $49,400,000 after acquiring an additional 2,153,423 shares in the last quarter. Benchstone Capital Management LP purchased a new position in OUTFRONT Media during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,038,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in OUTFRONT Media by 6,623.5% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,595,362 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,302,000 after acquiring an additional 1,571,634 shares in the last quarter.

About OUTFRONT Media

OUTFRONT Media, Inc leases advertising space on out-of-home advertising structures and sites. Its inventory consists of billboard displays, which are primarily located on the most heavily traveled highways & roadways, and transit advertising displays operated under exclusive multi-year contracts with municipalities in large cities across the U.S.