Life Healthcare Group (LTGHY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Life Healthcare Group is a South African healthcare services company that operates private hospitals and related medical facilities. Its services include acute hospital care, mental health treatment, rehabilitation, renal dialysis, occupational health and wellness programs, and other specialized healthcare services.

The company serves patients, employers, medical schemes and healthcare professionals primarily in South Africa. Through its international operations, including Alliance Medical, Life Healthcare has also provided diagnostic imaging and molecular imaging services in the United Kingdom and selected European markets.

Life Healthcare was established as Afrox Healthcare and adopted the Life Healthcare name in 2005. The group has developed from a private hospital operator into a broader healthcare services business, with operations spanning hospital care, specialized clinical services and diagnostic support. Its shares are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, and its American depositary receipts trade over the counter in the United States under the symbol LTGHY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.88 to $2.89
• 50-Day Range: $2.50 to $3.02
• 52-Week Range: $2.24 to $3.36
• Volume: 5,680 shs
• Average Volume: 54,336 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.08%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Life Healthcare Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Life Healthcare Group scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Life Healthcare Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Life Healthcare Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Life Healthcare Group are expected to grow by 7.14% in the coming year, from $0.28 to $0.30 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.02% of the float of Life Healthcare Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Life Healthcare Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Life Healthcare Group has recently increased by 28.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Life Healthcare Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.30%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Life Healthcare Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Life Healthcare Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.00% next year. This indicates that Life Healthcare Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Life Healthcare Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Life Healthcare Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Life Healthcare Group has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Healthcare Providers & Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:LTGHY
• CIK: 1569963
• Web: www.lifehealthcare.co.za
• Phone: (711) 219-9000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20,436
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 366,750,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.06 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A