Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE – Get Free Report) and Mapletree Logistics Trust (OTCMKTS:MAPGF – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
3.3% of Lineage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Mapletree Logistics Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Lineage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Lineage and Mapletree Logistics Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Lineage | $5.33 billion | 3.52 | -$3.11 billion | ($13.67) | -6.03 |
Mapletree Logistics Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.12 | 8.74 |
Dividends
Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Mapletree Logistics Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Lineage pays out -21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mapletree Logistics Trust pays out 39.1% 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Lineage and Mapletree Logistics Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Lineage | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2.75 |
Mapletree Logistics Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Lineage presently has a consensus target price of $93.87, suggesting a potential upside of 13.85%. Given Lineage’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lineage is more favorable than Mapletree Logistics Trust.
Profitability
This table compares Lineage and Mapletree Logistics Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Lineage | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mapletree Logistics Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Lineage beats Mapletree Logistics Trust on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lineage
Lineage, Inc. is the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT with a network of over 480 strategically located facilities totaling over 84.1 million square feet and 3.0 billion cubic feet of capacity across countries in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Coupling end-to-end supply chain solutions and technology, Lineage partners with some of the world’s largest food and beverage producers, retailers, and distributors to help increase distribution efficiency, advance sustainability, minimize supply chain waste, and, most importantly, feed the world.
About Mapletree Logistics Trust
MLT, the first Asia-focused logistics REIT in Singapore, was listed on the SGX-ST Main Board on 28 July 2005. MLT's principal strategy is to invest in a diversified portfolio of income-producing logistics real estate and real estate-related assets. As at 31 December 2023, it has a portfolio of 187 properties in Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam with assets under management of S$13.3 billion. MLT is managed by Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd.
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