Lineage (LINE) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VICI or LINE?

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

Do analysts rate VICI or LINE?

VICI Properties presently has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.04%. Lineage has a consensus price target of $49.83, suggesting a potential upside of 23.47%. Given Lineage's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lineage is more favorable than VICI Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VICI Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Lineage	6 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is VICI or LINE more profitable?

VICI Properties has a net margin of 70.20% compared to Lineage's net margin of -10.57%. VICI Properties' return on equity of 10.21% beat Lineage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VICI Properties	70.20%	10.21%	6.06%
Lineage	-10.57%	-5.76%	-2.95%

Does the media refer more to VICI or LINE?

In the previous week, VICI Properties had 7 more articles in the media than Lineage. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for VICI Properties and 9 mentions for Lineage. VICI Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Lineage's score of 0.31 indicating that VICI Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VICI Properties	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lineage	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, VICI or LINE?

VICI Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
VICI Properties	$3.85B	8.67	$2.68B	$2.61	11.99
Lineage	$5.34B	1.73	-$686M	-$2.79	-14.47

Which has more risk & volatility, VICI or LINE?

VICI Properties has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lineage has a beta of -0.23, meaning that its share price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VICI or LINE a better dividend stock?

VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. VICI Properties pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lineage pays out -75.6% 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.

Summary

VICI Properties beats Lineage on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.