Lineage (LINE) Competitors

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

Does the media favor OWL or LINE?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital and Blue Owl Capital both had 10 articles in the media. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Lineage's score of 0.82 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Owl Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lineage	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OWL or LINE more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 4.77% compared to Lineage's net margin of -12.18%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 20.82% beat Lineage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital	4.77%	20.82%	11.52%
Lineage	-12.18%	-9.89%	-3.51%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OWL or LINE?

Blue Owl Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lineage.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital	$2.30B	14.36	$109.58M	$0.17	129.87
Lineage	$5.34B	2.30	-$77.40M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OWL or LINE?

35.9% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Lineage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OWL or LINE a better dividend stock?

Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 423.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate OWL or LINE?

Blue Owl Capital presently has a consensus price target of $26.27, indicating a potential upside of 19.00%. Lineage has a consensus price target of $84.88, indicating a potential upside of 57.54%. Given Lineage's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lineage is more favorable than Blue Owl Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Lineage	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OWL or LINE?

Blue Owl Capital received 35 more outperform votes than Lineage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.37% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote while only 63.64% of users gave Lineage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blue Owl Capital	Outperform Votes 56 64.37%	Underperform Votes 31 35.63%
Lineage	Outperform Votes 21 63.64%	Underperform Votes 12 36.36%

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Lineage on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.