Lineage (LINE) versus The Competition Financial Analysis

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) is one of 290 public companies in the “Real estate investment trusts” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Lineage to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Lineage and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lineage	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lineage Competitors	-6.12%	1.18%	1.16%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.3% of Lineage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Lineage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of shares of all “Real estate investment trusts” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Lineage pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lineage pays out -11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.2% and pay out 210.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Lineage and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lineage	0	5	11	1	2.76
Lineage Competitors	4140	14558	14485	379	2.33

Lineage presently has a consensus target price of $93.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.22%. As a group, “Real estate investment trusts” companies have a potential upside of 3.67%. Given Lineage’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lineage is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lineage and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lineage	$5.33 billion	-$77.40 million	-5.51
Lineage Competitors	$1.02 billion	$120.77 million	11.44

Lineage has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Lineage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Lineage Company Profile

Lineage, Inc. is the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT with a network of over 480 strategically located facilities totaling over 84.1 million square feet and 3.0 billion cubic feet of capacity across countries in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Coupling end-to-end supply chain solutions and technology, Lineage partners with some of the world’s largest food and beverage producers, retailers, and distributors to help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and, most importantly, feed the world.