Head-To-Head Analysis: Lineage (LINE) & Its Peers

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) is one of 50 publicly-traded companies in the “Industrial REITs” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Lineage to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.6% of shares of all “Industrial REITs” companies are held by institutional investors. 71.6% of Lineage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of shares of all “Industrial REITs” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Lineage pays out -295.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Industrial REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.5% and pay out 104.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Lineage is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lineage	-3.15%	-1.85%	-0.89%
Lineage Competitors	37.65%	4.98%	2.40%

Volatility and Risk

Lineage has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lineage’s competitors have a beta of 1.05, suggesting that their average share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lineage and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lineage	$5.36 billion	-$100.00 million	-51.15
Lineage Competitors	$999.74 million	$263.98 million	54.24

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lineage	3	9	5	0	2.12
Lineage Competitors	415	2299	2544	75	2.43

Lineage currently has a consensus price target of $41.93, indicating a potential upside of 13.87%. As a group, “Industrial REITs” companies have a potential upside of 46.72%. Given Lineage’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lineage has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Lineage competitors beat Lineage on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

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.