BLD vs LAMR Comparison

TopBuild Corp is an installer and distributor of insulation products. Its operating segments involve the Installation and Specialty Distribution segment. The installation segment provides insulation installation services nationwide through contractor services business. Speciality Distribution segment distributes building and mechanical insulation, insulation accessories and other building product materials for the residential, commercial, and industrial end markets. The majority of revenue is earned from the installation segment. Its main customers are contractors. Other products include gutters, after-paint, garage doors, fireplaces, and fireproofing and stopping. TopBuild operates majorly in the United States.

Lamar Advertising Co is an outdoor advertising company organized as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Lamar's core revenue-generating activity is leasing space for advertising on billboards, buses, shelters, benches, logo plates, and airport terminals through short-term agreements. The company is involved in this process from ad copy production to the placement and maintenance of physical advertisements. The vast majority of Lamar's revenue comes from renting ad space on its portfolio of static and digital roadside billboard displays in the U.S. The states of Pennsylvania and Texas house a proportion of these. The company's customers are restaurant, service, healthcare, and retail firms in terms of total revenue.