Q1 Earnings Forecast for Lineage Issued By KeyCorp

Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ:LINE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Lineage in a report issued on Monday, June 30th. KeyCorp analyst T. Thomas expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lineage's current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Lineage's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.04. Lineage had a negative return on equity of 7.24% and a negative net margin of 11.88%. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.34 billion. Lineage's revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on LINE. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Lineage from $64.00 to $49.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Lineage from $64.00 to $48.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Lineage from $81.00 to $74.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Bank of America lowered Lineage from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $49.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their target price on Lineage from $56.00 to $50.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lineage has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $61.70.

Lineage Price Performance

Shares of Lineage stock traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $43.74. 1,317,004 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,210,208. Lineage has a 1 year low of $41.88 and a 1 year high of $89.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The company has a market capitalization of $10.00 billion and a P/E ratio of -13.58. The business has a fifty day moving average of $46.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.62.

Lineage Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a $0.5275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.82%. Lineage's dividend payout ratio is currently -65.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Sudarsan V. Thattai bought 4,420 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $45.23 per share, for a total transaction of $199,916.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 4,420 shares in the company, valued at $199,916.60. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Kevin Patrick Marchetti bought 11,500 shares of Lineage stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $43.75 per share, for a total transaction of $503,125.00. Following the acquisition, the chairman directly owned 27,733 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,213,318.75. The trade was a 70.84% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have acquired a total of 26,869 shares of company stock valued at $1,194,980 in the last quarter. 71.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Lineage

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LINE. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC increased its holdings in Lineage by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 602,803 shares of the company's stock worth $35,306,000 after purchasing an additional 57,302 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Lineage by 3,141.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 14,716 shares of the company's stock worth $863,000 after buying an additional 14,262 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Lineage by 130.2% in the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 1,070,915 shares of the company's stock worth $62,723,000 after buying an additional 605,670 shares during the last quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. raised its holdings in Lineage by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 175,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,250,000 after acquiring an additional 25,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC bought a new position in Lineage during the 4th quarter valued at $548,000.

About Lineage

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.