Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Lineage Q1 Earnings

Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ:LINE) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Lineage in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, June 30th. KeyCorp analyst T. Thomas anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lineage’s current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Lineage’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS.

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion. Lineage had a negative net margin of 11.88% and a negative return on equity of 7.24%. The business’s revenue was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

LINE has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Lineage from $64.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Lineage from $64.00 to $49.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Lineage from $75.00 to $60.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Lineage from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Lineage from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $49.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Lineage presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.70.

Lineage Price Performance

LINE stock opened at $43.53 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $53.43. The company has a market capitalization of $9.95 billion and a P/E ratio of -13.52. Lineage has a 52-week low of $41.88 and a 52-week high of $89.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.99.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lineage

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its position in shares of Lineage by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 8,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its position in shares of Lineage by 1.2% during the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 30,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,764,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its position in shares of Lineage by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 4,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after acquiring an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Lineage by 170.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 730 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EPIQ Capital Group LLC increased its position in shares of Lineage by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. EPIQ Capital Group LLC now owns 5,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lineage

In related news, Chairman Adam Matthew Schwartz Forste purchased 10,949 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $44.93 per share, with a total value of $491,938.57. Following the completion of the purchase, the chairman owned 35,266 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,584,501.38. This trade represents a 45.03% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Chairman Kevin Patrick Marchetti purchased 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $43.75 per share, with a total value of $503,125.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chairman owned 27,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,213,318.75. This represents a 70.84% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 26,869 shares of company stock valued at $1,194,980. Corporate insiders own 71.90% of the company’s stock.

Lineage Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.5275 dividend. This represents a $2.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Lineage’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -65.53%.

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.