Reviewing Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) and Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA)

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) and Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Lineage and Sila Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lineage	0	6	10	1	2.71
Sila Realty Trust	0	0	3	0	3.00

Lineage presently has a consensus price target of $87.31, suggesting a potential upside of 57.77%. Sila Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $28.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.48%. Given Lineage’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lineage is more favorable than Sila Realty Trust.

Dividends

Lineage pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Sila Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%.

Profitability

This table compares Lineage and Sila Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lineage	-12.18%	-9.89%	-3.51%
Sila Realty Trust	12.11%	1.54%	1.09%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lineage and Sila Realty 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	2.37	-$77.40 million	N/A	N/A
Sila Realty Trust	$186.23 million	6.80	$24.04 million	N/A	N/A

Sila Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lineage.

Summary

Sila Realty Trust beats Lineage on 7 of the 11 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 Sila Realty Trust

Sila Realty Trust, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients. As of June 30, 2024, the Company owned 137 real estate properties and two undeveloped land parcels located in 64 markets across the U.S.