Lamar Advertising Stock Options

LAMR Stock  USD 125.25  3.60  2.96%   
Lamar Advertising's latest option contracts expiring on April 17th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.35 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.52 over 65 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on April 17th 2025.

Open Interest Against April 17th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Lamar Advertising's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Lamar Advertising's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Lamar Advertising's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Lamar Advertising Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-04-17 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Lamar Advertising's market makers reach a net positive position across all Lamar Advertising's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Lamar Advertising's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Lamar Advertising

Analyzing Lamar Advertising's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Lamar Advertising regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Lamar Advertising's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Lamar Advertising's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Lamar Advertising's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Lamar Advertising In The Money Call Balance

When Lamar Advertising's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lamar Advertising stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Lamar Advertising's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Lamar Advertising are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Lamar Current Options Market Mood

Lamar Advertising's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Lamar Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Lamar Advertising's options investors are not very successful. Lamar Advertising's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Lamar contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Lamar Advertising will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0219% per day over the life of the 2025-04-17 option contract. With Lamar Advertising trading at USD 125.25, that is roughly USD 0.0274. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Lamar Advertising's daily price movement you should consider buying Lamar Advertising options at the current volatility level of 0.35%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Lamar Advertising options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Lamar calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Lamar Advertising stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Lamar Advertising Option Chain

When Lamar Advertising's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lamar Advertising stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Lamar Advertising's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Lamar. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Lamar. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Lamar Advertising against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
LAMR250417C00094750194.7529.5 - 33.429.5In
Call
LAMR250417C00095000195.031.6 - 35.537.28In
Call
LAMR250417C0010975024109.7515.6 - 18.414.25In
Call
LAMR250417C0011000020110.018.0 - 21.220.25In
Call
LAMR250417C0011475078114.7510.6 - 13.910.0In
Call
LAMR250417C0011500077115.013.8 - 17.216.35In
Call
LAMR250417C001197507119.757.3 - 10.65.55In
Call
LAMR250417C001200001120.010.3 - 13.612.75In
Call
LAMR250417C001247508124.754.6 - 6.73.2Out
Call
LAMR250417C001250005125.06.8 - 10.513.95In
Call
LAMR250417C0012975019129.751.2 - 5.33.2Out
Call
LAMR250417C0013000011130.03.6 - 7.75.8Out
Call
LAMR250417C001347505134.750.95 - 3.81.2Out
Call
LAMR250417C001350007135.01.65 - 5.63.8Out
Call
LAMR250417C0013975011139.750.1 - 2.850.5Out
Call
LAMR250417C001400007140.00.75 - 4.02.88Out
Call
LAMR250417C0014475016144.750.05 - 2.50.75Out
Call
LAMR250417C0014500016145.00.3 - 3.12.07Out
Call
LAMR250417C0014975011149.750.0 - 2.42.4Out
Call
LAMR250417C0015000012150.00.2 - 2.60.62Out
Call
LAMR250417C001547504154.750.0 - 2.352.35Out
Call
LAMR250417C001550004155.00.05 - 1.30.62Out
Call
LAMR250417C001597500159.750.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
LAMR250417C001647500164.750.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
LAMR250417C001697500169.750.0 - 2.32.3Out
Call
LAMR250417C001747500174.750.0 - 2.252.25Out
Call
LAMR250417C001797500179.750.0 - 2.252.25Out
Call
LAMR250417C001847500184.750.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
LAMR250417C001897500189.750.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
LAMR250417C001947500194.750.0 - 2.22.2Out
Call
LAMR250417C001997500199.750.0 - 2.22.2Out
 Put
LAMR250417P00064750164.750.0 - 2.252.25Out
 Put
LAMR250417P00065000165.00.0 - 2.451.26Out
 Put
LAMR250417P00084750584.750.0 - 2.72.7Out
 Put
LAMR250417P00085000585.00.0 - 2.71.05Out
 Put
LAMR250417P00094750794.750.2 - 2.350.56Out
 Put
LAMR250417P00095000595.00.25 - 2.451.7Out
 Put
LAMR250417P000997501699.750.2 - 2.50.79Out
 Put
LAMR250417P0010000014100.00.3 - 3.00.76Out
 Put
LAMR250417P0010975029109.750.7 - 3.32.27Out
 Put
LAMR250417P0011000020110.00.5 - 3.61.95Out
 Put
LAMR250417P001147504114.750.6 - 4.03.28Out
 Put
LAMR250417P0011975013119.752.0 - 5.05.94Out
 Put
LAMR250417P0012000010120.01.75 - 5.94.05Out
 Put
LAMR250417P001247501124.753.9 - 7.13.9Out
 Put
LAMR250417P001250001125.03.8 - 7.75.9Out
 Put
LAMR250417P001297503129.757.5 - 9.510.3In
 Put
LAMR250417P001300002130.06.8 - 9.87.4In
 Put
LAMR250417P0013475019134.7510.4 - 13.410.4In
 Put
LAMR250417P0013500019135.08.9 - 13.09.3In
 Put
LAMR250417P001447501144.7518.9 - 22.221.98In
 Put
LAMR250417P001450001145.016.5 - 21.017.07In
 Put
LAMR250417P001497501149.7524.3 - 27.127.5In
 Put
LAMR250417P001547500154.7528.6 - 32.028.6In
 Put
LAMR250417P001550001155.026.3 - 29.325.13In
 Put
LAMR250417P001597501159.7533.3 - 37.033.3In
 Put
LAMR250417P001600001160.031.2 - 35.229.28In
 Put
LAMR250417P001647500164.7538.0 - 42.138.0In
 Put
LAMR250417P001697500169.7542.9 - 46.842.9In
 Put
LAMR250417P001747500174.7548.1 - 51.748.1In
 Put
LAMR250417P001797500179.7553.2 - 56.753.2In
 Put
LAMR250417P001847500184.7557.6 - 61.657.6In
 Put
LAMR250417P001897500189.7562.8 - 66.662.8In
 Put
LAMR250417P001947500194.7567.5 - 71.667.5In
 Put
LAMR250417P001997500199.7572.9 - 76.672.9In

Lamar Advertising Market Cap Over Time

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Lamar Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

1.17 Billion

At this time, Lamar Advertising's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year.

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