LINE vs EGP vs STAG Stock Comparison

Lineage, Eastgroup Properties and STAG Industrial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.38 -2.1% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win
EGP Eastgroup Properties Inc
$197.48 -1.9% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.50B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$770.49M
Div. yield
0.03%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
7 wins
STAG STAG Industrial, Inc.
$36.18 -1.7% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$900.52M
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Eastgroup Properties leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eastgroup Properties 7, STAG Industrial 1, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINEEGPSTAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.03B $10.50B $7.09B EGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -47.5x 33.2x 26.3x STAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.1x 34.8x EGP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +10.4% +9.3% EGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 41.0% 29.9% EGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.2% +10.4% -6.1% EGP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.3%/yr -4.2%/yr EGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 17.4% 19.3% EGP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 57/100 37/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

LINEEGPSTAG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLINEEGPSTAG
Valuation 83 #25 of 145 5 #138 of 145 9 #132 of 145
Growth 75 #36 of 141 91 #14 of 141 43 #81 of 141
Profitability 25 #101 of 134 88 #17 of 134 59 #56 of 134
Financial Health 56 #62 of 138 72 #40 of 138 58 #58 of 138
Shareholder Returns 82 #24 of 131 32 #89 of 131 15 #112 of 131
Overall 64 57 37
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EGP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • STAG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLINEEGPSTAGSPY
1 month -2.1%-1.9%-1.7% -0.2%
3 months -17.0%-6.0%-11.2% +3.9%
6 months -3.3%-2.3%-8.5% +8.2%
Year to date +1.1%+10.9%-1.6% +12.9%
1 year -15.2%+10.4%-6.1% +12.3%
3 years —+25.4%+12.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+7.8%+3.9% +23.3%
5 years —-1.7%-19.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-0.3%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years —+196.3%+60.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.5%+4.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLINEEGPSTAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%17.4%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%17.2%19.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.230.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.60-0.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-39.6%-44.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-11.5%-13.9% -1.2%
52-week high $45.10$223.18$42.04 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$174.03$35.28 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLINEEGPSTAG
P/E now vs peer median -47.7xmedian 26.3x 33.5xmedian 26.3x 25.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 4.0x 13.8xmedian 4.0x 7.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 23.3x 525.9xmedian 23.3x -18.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 3.0xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.91 2.20median 1.91 2.19median 1.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLINEEGPSTAG
Revenue $5.37B $770.49M $900.52M
Gross profit $1.72B – –
Operating income $192.00M – –
Net income -$189.00M $316.28M $274.68M
Free cash flow $244.00M $20.19M -$368.54M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $5.87 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $284.00K $12.22M
Total debt $6.22B $1.81B $3.41B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 53.84M 192.91M
Enterprise value $7.76B $10.43B $6.98B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLINEEGPSTAG
P/E -47.7x 33.5x 25.9x
P/FCF 33.1x 525.9x -18.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 19.6x 14.5x
P/S 1.5x 13.8x 7.7x
P/B 0.9x 3.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x – –
EV/EBIT 74.1x – –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 16.1x 11.5x
EV/FCF 58.3x 615.4x -28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 22.9x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.20 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINEEGPSTAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 10.4% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 142.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% 27.3% 11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% 14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 26.0% 8.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 15.5% 3.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.9% 7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 107.3% -124.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.2% -174.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINEEGPSTAG
Gross margin 32.0% – –
EBITDA margin 20.9% – –
Operating margin 3.6% – –
Pretax margin -3.5% – –
Net margin -3.1% 41.0% 29.9%
FCF margin 4.5% 2.6% -40.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 70.4% 53.3%
Return on equity -2.1% 8.8% 7.4%
Return on assets -1.0% 5.6% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINEEGPSTAG
Debt / assets 32.9% 31.3% 45.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x – –
Debt / FCF 25.5x 89.5x -9.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 38.2% 50.3%
Equity / assets 47.0% 61.8% 49.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.57 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINEEGPSTAG
Dividend yield 6.0% 3.2% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% -2.2%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 2.6% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 105.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1,648% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLINEEGPSTAG
Forward P/E – 31.1xFY2026 34.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $6.34FY2026 $1.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.2%FY2026 -28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -13.4% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $754.86MFY2026 $875.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +7.9% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINEEGPSTAG
Held by institutions 33.7% 100.0% 93.8%
Institutions holding 327 550 546
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +6.4% +8.5%
Institutions buying 183 293 281
Institutions selling 93 151 166
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.94 1.69

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LINEEGPSTAG
LINE 1.00 0.37 0.35
EGP 0.37 1.00 0.76
STAG 0.35 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, EGP and STAG?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $8.03B, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) $10.50B, STAG Industrial (STAG) $7.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, LINE, EGP and STAG?

STAG Industrial (STAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lineage (LINE) -47.5x, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 33.2x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) is cheapest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 31.1x, STAG Industrial (STAG) 34.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.4%, STAG Industrial (STAG) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 41.0%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 29.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eastgroup Properties (EGP) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) -15.2%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) +10.4%, STAG Industrial (STAG) -6.1%. Over five years, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) compounded fastest (Eastgroup Properties (EGP) -0.3%/yr, STAG Industrial (STAG) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lineage (LINE) 0.00%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 0.03%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 0.00%. Lineage (LINE) and STAG Industrial (STAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 36.9%, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) 17.4%, STAG Industrial (STAG) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LINE, EGP and STAG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eastgroup Properties (EGP) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.