Lineage (LINE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LINE or ARES?

Ares Management received 571 more outperform votes than Lineage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.02% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 68.18% of users gave Lineage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lineage	Outperform Votes 15 68.18%	Underperform Votes 7 31.82%
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 586 69.02%	Underperform Votes 263 30.98%

Is LINE or ARES more profitable?

Ares Management has a net margin of 12.53% compared to Lineage's net margin of 0.00%. Ares Management's return on equity of 20.46% beat Lineage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lineage	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ares Management	12.53%	20.46%	3.84%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LINE or ARES?

Ares Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lineage. Lineage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Management, 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	$5.33B	3.52	-$3.11B	-$13.67	-6.03
Ares Management	$4.65B	10.17	$474.33M	$2.23	68.52

Does the media prefer LINE or ARES?

In the previous week, Ares Management had 10 more articles in the media than Lineage. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ares Management and 13 mentions for Lineage. Ares Management's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Lineage's score of 0.23 indicating that Ares Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lineage	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ares Management	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

3.3% of Lineage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Ares Management shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Lineage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Ares Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LINE or ARES a better dividend stock?

Lineage pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Lineage pays out -11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Management pays out 166.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Management has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Ares Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate LINE or ARES?

Lineage presently has a consensus target price of $93.63, suggesting a potential upside of 13.62%. Ares Management has a consensus target price of $141.42, suggesting a potential downside of 7.76%. Given Lineage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lineage is more favorable than Ares Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lineage	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Ares Management beats Lineage on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.