Financial Comparison: Mapletree Logistics Trust (OTCMKTS:MAPGF) & Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE)

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) and Mapletree Logistics Trust (OTCMKTS:MAPGF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lineage and Mapletree Logistics Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share 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

Mapletree Logistics Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lineage. Lineage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mapletree Logistics Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Lineage and Mapletree Logistics Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 currently has a consensus price target of $93.87, suggesting a potential upside of 13.85%. Given Lineage’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lineage is more favorable than Mapletree Logistics Trust.

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.