LTC Properties (LTC): Assessing Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback and Strong Earnings Growth

LTC Properties (LTC) has quietly pulled back about 5% over the past month even as its annual revenue and net income each climbed roughly 35%, raising questions about whether investors are overlooking this healthcare REIT.

See our latest analysis for LTC Properties.

The recent pullback leaves LTC’s share price only modestly higher year to date, while a steadier three and five year total shareholder return suggests long term holders have still been rewarded even as near term momentum cools.

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With revenue and profits growing far faster than its share price and the stock still trading at a notable discount to analyst targets, is LTC quietly offering value, or are markets simply pricing in all the growth ahead?

Most Popular Narrative: 9% Undervalued

With the most followed narrative placing LTC’s fair value modestly above the last close, the story hinges on how aggressively cash flows can scale.

The company's ability to recycle capital out of older skilled nursing assets (via portfolio sales and potential loan prepayments) and redeploy proceeds into higher-yielding, modern properties enhances rent growth potential and operating efficiency. This, in turn, supports higher net margins and long-term NAV growth.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious how rapid top line expansion, shifting margins, and a specific future earnings multiple combine into that fair value? The narrative lays out every assumption.

Result: Fair Value of $37.83 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, competitive acquisition pricing and higher debt costs could compress yields and margins and undermine the assumed growth in earnings and fair value.

Find out about the key risks to this LTC Properties narrative.

Another View: Rich On Earnings

While the narrative pegs LTC as about 9% undervalued, the price tag looks steeper when you focus on earnings. At roughly 49.3 times earnings versus 25.4 times for global health care REITs and a 41 times fair ratio, today's multiple leaves less margin for error if growth disappoints.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

Build Your Own LTC Properties Narrative

If this interpretation does not quite align with your view and you would rather dig into the numbers yourself, you can build a tailored narrative in just a few minutes: Do it your way.

A great starting point for your LTC Properties research is our analysis highlighting 2 key rewards and 4 important warning signs that could impact your investment decision.

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