LTC Properties (LTC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE: LTC) is a real estate investment trust that specializes in financing and investing in long-term health care properties. The company focuses on providing capital to operators of senior housing and health care facilities through sale-leaseback transactions, mortgage financings and structured finance arrangements. Its portfolio primarily comprises skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and memory care centers.

Since its founding in 1992, LTC Properties has built a diversified portfolio of properties located across the United States. The company’s investment strategy emphasizes long-term, triple-net leases with creditworthy operators, enabling predictable cash flows and alignment of interests with its tenants. In addition to debt and equity investments, LTC Properties often structures joint ventures to partner on new developments and acquisitions in key senior housing markets.

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, LTC Properties has established relationships with a broad network of health care providers and senior living operators. Over the years, it has grown its asset base through strategic acquisitions and disciplined underwriting, maintaining a focus on operators with strong operating histories and growth prospects in aging demographics.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory E. Orr, LTC Properties continues to pursue opportunities in markets driven by demographic trends, including rising demand for senior housing and specialized care services. The company’s governance framework and industry expertise aim to support sustainable portfolio performance and alignment with shareholders’ long-term interests.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.29 to $41.81
• 50-Day Range: $38.18 to $42.85
• 52-Week Range: $33.64 to $43.00
• Volume: 124,558 shs
• Average Volume: 465,560 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.37
• Dividend Yield: 5.48%
• Price Target: $44.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

LTC Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LTC Properties scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 189 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

LTC Properties has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for LTC Properties is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

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 15.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LTC Properties is 15.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LTC Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.42% 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 4.32.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LTC Properties has recently increased by 1.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

LTC Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.65%, 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: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

LTC Properties has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for LTC Properties this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for LTC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added LTC Properties to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of LTC Properties in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $377,338.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0168% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LTC Properties insiders have bought 305.38% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $500,900.00 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
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 9/03/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• 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: 20
• Year Founded: 1992

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LTC Properties: $44.00
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $39.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.98
• 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: $347.85 million
• Price / Sales: 6.45
• Cash Flow: $3.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.46
• Book Value: $24.89 per share
• Price / Book: 1.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,906,000
• Free Float: 52,720,000
• Market Cap: $2.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58