Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for OUTFRONT Media

OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of OUTFRONT Media in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.10 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

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

OUTFRONT Media Stock Performance

Shares of OUT opened at $16.27 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $18.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.72 billion, a PE ratio of 11.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 2.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.00. OUTFRONT Media has a 52-week low of $13.15 and a 52-week high of $19.98.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On OUTFRONT Media

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quest Partners LLC lifted its stake in OUTFRONT Media by 165.7% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 11,456 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 7,145 shares in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new stake in OUTFRONT Media during the third quarter valued at about $5,762,000. Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new stake in OUTFRONT Media during the third quarter valued at about $1,280,000. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in OUTFRONT Media during the third quarter valued at about $835,000. Finally, Algert Global LLC lifted its stake in OUTFRONT Media by 2.0% during the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 851,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $15,644,000 after buying an additional 16,630 shares in the last quarter.

OUTFRONT Media Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.38%. OUTFRONT Media’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 81.63%.

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.