Lineage (LINE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LINE or ARES?

Ares Management received 581 more outperform votes than Lineage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.93% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Lineage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lineage	Outperform Votes 27 65.85%	Underperform Votes 14 34.15%
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 608 68.93%	Underperform Votes 274 31.07%

Does the media favor LINE or ARES?

In the previous week, Ares Management had 18 more articles in the media than Lineage. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Ares Management and 20 mentions for Lineage. Ares Management's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Lineage's score of 0.46 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ares Management	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LINE or ARES?

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LINE or ARES more profitable?

Ares Management has a net margin of 11.35% compared to Lineage's net margin of -12.18%. Ares Management's return on equity of 16.64% beat Lineage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lineage	-12.18%	-9.89%	-3.51%
Ares Management	11.35%	16.64%	3.41%

Is LINE or ARES a better dividend stock?

Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ares Management pays out 183.3% 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 prefer LINE or ARES?

Lineage currently has a consensus target price of $77.63, indicating a potential upside of 43.76%. Ares Management has a consensus target price of $165.40, indicating a potential upside of 16.99%. Given Lineage's higher possible upside, equities 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LINE or ARES?

Ares Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lineage.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lineage	$5.34B	2.31	-$77.40M	N/A	N/A
Ares Management	$3.88B	11.48	$440.96M	$2.03	69.65

Summary

Ares Management beats Lineage on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.