LTC Properties (LTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC) is a real estate investment trust that invests in healthcare-related properties. The company focuses primarily on senior housing and healthcare real estate, including assisted living, memory care, independent living and skilled nursing facilities.

LTC supports its portfolio through a range of investment structures, including property acquisitions, long-term leases, mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments and joint ventures. Its properties are generally operated by third-party healthcare providers under lease or other investment arrangements.

Founded in 1992, LTC Properties serves markets across the United States. The company works with regional and national operators in the senior care and post-acute healthcare sectors, seeking to provide real estate capital while supporting the delivery of housing and care services for older adults.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.38 to $42.18
• 50-Day Range: $38.18 to $43.50
• 52-Week Range: $33.64 to $43.60
• Volume: 574,172 shs
• Average Volume: 688,256 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.52
• Dividend Yield: 5.42%
• Price Target: $46.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

LTC Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LTC Properties scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 78th out of 186 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

LTC Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

LTC Properties has a consensus price target of $46.50, representing about 10.5% upside from its current price of $42.07.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LTC Properties has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LTC Properties are expected to grow by 3.96% in the coming year, from $2.78 to $2.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LTC Properties is 15.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LTC Properties is 15.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.00.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LTC Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.72. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.29% of the float of LTC Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LTC Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.67.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LTC Properties has recently increased by 10.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

LTC Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.45%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

LTC Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of LTC Properties is 84.13%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, LTC Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.89% in the coming year. This indicates that LTC Properties may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

LTC Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for LTC Properties this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for LTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added LTC Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $29,638.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0013% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LTC Properties insiders have bought 23.99% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $153,200.00 in company stock and sold $123,562.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.20% of the stock of LTC Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.25% of the stock of LTC Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Record date for 11/30 Dividend: 11/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/30 Dividend: 11/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LTC
• CIK: 887905
• Web: www.ltcreit.com
• Phone: (805) 981-8655
• Fax: 805-981-8663
• Employees: 25
• Year Founded: 1992

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LTC Properties: $46.50
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $117.97 million
• Net Margins: 38.84%
• Pretax Margin: 42.58%
• Return on Equity: 11.42%
• Return on Assets: 6.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.58
• Current Ratio: 8.60
• Quick Ratio: 8.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $262.85 million
• Price / Sales: 8.63
• Cash Flow: $3.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.59
• Book Value: $24.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,910,000
• Free Float: 52,720,000
• Market Cap: $2.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55