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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VICI or LINE?

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

Does the media prefer VICI or LINE?

In the previous week, Lineage had 4 more articles in the media than VICI Properties. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lineage and 14 mentions for VICI Properties. VICI Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Lineage's score of 0.20 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lineage	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 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 5.3%. Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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 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.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	9.01	$2.68B	$2.50	13.13
Lineage	$5.34B	1.76	-$686M	-$3.22	-12.78

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 analysts prefer VICI or LINE?

VICI Properties presently has a consensus target price of $35.38, indicating a potential upside of 7.77%. Lineage has a consensus target price of $61.70, indicating a potential upside of 49.89%. 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Lineage	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

VICI Properties beats Lineage on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.