Lineage (LINE) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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	9.18	$2.68B	$2.50	13.37
Lineage	$5.34B	1.85	-$686M	-$3.22	-13.43

Do analysts prefer VICI or LINE?

VICI Properties currently has a consensus target price of $35.38, indicating a potential upside of 5.83%. Lineage has a consensus target price of $61.15, indicating a potential upside of 41.35%. Given Lineage's higher probable 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)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Lineage	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is VICI or LINE 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
VICI Properties	67.81%	9.88%	5.84%
Lineage	-11.88%	-7.24%	-3.34%

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

97.7% of VICI Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 71.9% of Lineage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to VICI or LINE?

In the previous week, VICI Properties had 2 more articles in the media than Lineage. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for VICI Properties and 15 mentions for Lineage. VICI Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Lineage's score of 0.13 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	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Lineage	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is VICI or LINE a better dividend stock?

VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. VICI Properties pays out 69.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lineage pays out -65.5% 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 raised 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 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.