Analyzing Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) & Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE)

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

Dividends

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

Profitability

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

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sila Realty Trust 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
Sila Realty Trust	$186.23 million	6.80	$24.04 million	N/A	N/A
Lineage	$5.33 billion	2.37	-$77.40 million	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Sila Realty Trust and Lineage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

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

Summary

Sila Realty Trust beats Lineage on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.