One Liberty Properties (NYSE:OLP – Get Free Report) and Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE – Get Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares One Liberty Properties and Lineage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| One Liberty Properties | 33.51% | 11.52% | 4.06% |
| Lineage | -3.15% | -1.85% | -0.89% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for One Liberty Properties and Lineage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| One Liberty Properties | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Lineage | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2.12 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
36.2% of One Liberty Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 26.2% of One Liberty Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 71.6% of Lineage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
One Liberty Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. One Liberty Properties pays out 113.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lineage pays out -295.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Volatility and Risk
One Liberty Properties has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lineage has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares One Liberty Properties and Lineage”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| One Liberty Properties | $97.23 million | 5.53 | $25.47 million | $1.59 | 15.45 |
| Lineage | $5.36 billion | 1.75 | -$100.00 million | ($0.72) | -57.28 |
One Liberty Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lineage. Lineage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than One Liberty Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
One Liberty Properties beats Lineage on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About One Liberty Properties
One Liberty Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in acquisition, ownership, and management of the geographically diversified portfolio consisting primarily of industrial, retail, restaurant, health and fitness, and theater properties, many of which are subject to long-term leases. The properties in the firm’s portfolio include net leases, long-term lease, and scheduled rent increases. The company was founded in December 1982 and is headquartered in Great Neck, NY.
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.
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