Lineage (LINE) Competitors

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) and VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LINE or VICI?

97.7% of VICI Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.9% of Lineage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LINE or VICI more profitable?

VICI Properties has a net margin of 67.81% compared to Lineage's net margin of -11.88%. VICI Properties' return on equity of 9.88% beat Lineage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lineage	-11.88%	-7.24%	-3.34%
VICI Properties	67.81%	9.88%	5.84%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LINE or VICI?

VICI Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lineage. Lineage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VICI Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lineage	$5.30B	1.88	-$686M	-$3.22	-13.52
VICI Properties	$3.85B	9.15	$2.68B	$2.50	13.33

Is LINE or VICI a better dividend stock?

Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Lineage pays out -65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VICI Properties pays out 69.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. VICI Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. VICI Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to LINE or VICI?

In the previous week, Lineage had 21 more articles in the media than VICI Properties. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Lineage and 13 mentions for VICI Properties. VICI Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Lineage's score of 0.27 indicating that VICI Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lineage	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VICI Properties	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend LINE or VICI?

Lineage currently has a consensus target price of $61.70, indicating a potential upside of 41.74%. VICI Properties has a consensus target price of $35.42, indicating a potential upside of 6.26%. Given Lineage's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lineage is more favorable than VICI Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lineage	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
VICI Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

VICI Properties beats Lineage on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.