Wells Fargo & Company Boosts Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) Price Target to $39.00

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) had its target price hoisted by equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company from $32.00 to $39.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price suggests a potential downside of 2.48% from the stock’s current price.

LINE has been the subject of a number of other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Lineage from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Lineage from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Barclays reissued a “positive” rating on shares of Lineage in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Lineage from $46.00 to $39.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Lineage from $41.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $42.76.

Lineage Price Performance

LINE stock opened at $39.99 on Monday. Lineage has a 52-week low of $32.46 and a 52-week high of $62.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market cap of $9.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -93.00 and a beta of -0.42. The business has a fifty day moving average of $36.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.81.

Lineage (NASDAQ:LINE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.73 by ($0.70). The business had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. Lineage had a negative net margin of 1.87% and a negative return on equity of 1.06%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.83 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Lineage will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lineage

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LINE. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Lineage during the second quarter worth $606,642,000. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Lineage by 378.6% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,017,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,607,000 after acquiring an additional 3,968,958 shares in the last quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Lineage by 45.5% in the 3rd quarter. Darlington Partners Capital Management LP now owns 5,132,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $198,332,000 after acquiring an additional 1,605,810 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lineage by 636.1% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,330,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,149,686 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lineage during the 3rd quarter worth about $43,804,000.

Key Stories Impacting Lineage

Here are the key news stories impacting Lineage this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target to $44 and kept an outperform rating, implying meaningful upside for LINE if RBC’s outlook is validated. RBC price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage shows higher street targets overall — one bulletin noted a firm-wide price-target increase to $43, reinforcing upward analyst momentum around valuation. Price Target Raised to $43
• Positive Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece argues Lineage’s cold-storage REIT remains undervalued despite near-term headwinds, a thematic bullish view that could support longer-term buy interest. Seeking Alpha undervalued thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup lifted its price target from $38 to $42 but kept a “neutral” rating, which signals modest upside but no conviction to upgrade to buy. Citigroup price target update
• Neutral Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its target to $39 and maintained an equal-weight rating — a mixed signal that tempers near-term upside expectations. Wells Fargo target update
• Neutral Sentiment: Several broker/market roundups summarized recent analyst forecasts (Wells Fargo, RBC) and reiterated differing views — these competing opinions create short-term volatility but no clear consensus. RBC positive forecast Wells Fargo forecast
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple consumer/gaming articles (e.g., about “Bizarre Lineage” on Roblox) are unrelated to Lineage, Inc.’s fundamentals and are unlikely to affect the stock. Representative coverage: RadioTimes / IGN. RadioTimes Bizarre Lineage IGN Bizarre Lineage
• Negative Sentiment: Fundamentals remain a near-term headwind: Lineage’s most recent quarter missed EPS ($0.03 vs. $0.73 est.) and revenue was slightly below expectations; the company reported negative net margin and negative ROE — the earnings surprise is the primary driver of today’s weakness. (Company earnings release / summary)

About Lineage

Lineage Logistics, Inc (NASDAQ: LINE) is a leading provider of temperature-controlled industrial real estate and supply chain solutions. The company specializes in refrigerated and frozen storage, transportation, and ancillary services designed to support the global perishable goods industry. From food manufacturers and distributors to retailers and foodservice operators, Lineage offers tailored temperature management solutions that help clients optimize inventory turnover, reduce waste, and maintain product quality throughout the cold chain.

Lineage’s core services include ambient, refrigerated and frozen warehousing, cross-docking, transloading, and dedicated transportation.