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LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC) stock analysis

REIT - Healthcare Facilities. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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LTC
LTC Properties, Inc. · REIT - Healthcare Facilities
80.2REIT strength
$42.91Oct 13 close$2.3B
1Y Target$46.00Analyst consensus · 7 analysts
5Y Target$67.35Compound horizon
10Y Target$99.91Long-dated conviction
Yield5.4%
A-
Yield 5.4% — strong income · REITs are valued on FFO / AFFO, which our data source doesn't provide — we grade income, growth, and sector-relative leverage instead.
Rev+25.3%
A-
Revenue +25.3% — strong growth, well above S&P median (~7%)
D/E0.58
A-
D/E 0.58 — less debt than most Real Estate peers (≈25th pctile)

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Financial strength · 80.2 / 100
Profitability93.4
Value (P/B)61.2
Income92.5

A peer-relative read for reits on profitability (ROE, depreciation-adjusted), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
2% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
REIT - Healthcare Facilities · market cap $2.3b. Trading near 52-week high of $43.60 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue growing +25% — in hypergrowth territory. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $46.00 (implying +7% upside).
Moat
Net margin 40% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Trading within 2% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Dividend payout 81% of earnings on a 5.4% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
Horizon
1-3 yr $46.00 (7-analyst consensus) — fundamentals + valuation re-rating. 5 yr $67.35 at ~9% CAGR — compounding case rests on the competitive position widening. 10 yr $99.91 if current growth sustains into durable earnings power.
Score history · LTC

Not enough history yet — the model records LTC's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

LTC at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · REITPROFITABILITY93VALUE61COVERED INCOME9280.2/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$42.9LOW $33.6HIGH $43.6Trading near its 52-week high ($33.6–$43.6).
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock+25%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change+0.0%
90-day change-4.3%
Forward EPS estimate$1.58

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect LTC to earn is drifting lower (-4.3%). The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

Estimates move both ways and are not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers →

Position sizing · LTC
Shares to buy
46
Position size
$1,974
3.9% of portfolio
Stop price
$32.18
25% below $42.91
$ at risk if stopped
$493.46
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC): score, valuation & FAQ

LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC) is a REIT - Healthcare Facilities company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are Yield (A-), Rev (A-) and D/E (A-).

Is LTC a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades LTC on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. That is driven by Yield (A-), Rev (A-) and D/E (A-). A score is a quantitative screen of LTC Properties, Inc.'s fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade LTC?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, LTC isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage, where it rates strongest on Yield (A-), Rev (A-) and D/E (A-).

Is LTC overvalued or undervalued?

We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow value for LTC, and not because the business is unprofitable. For a lender, insurer or property trust, "free cash flow" measures balance-sheet growth rather than owner earnings — loan originations and repayments run through operating cash flow — so discounting it would produce a confident-looking number with nothing behind it. LTC is judged on book value, return on equity and income cover instead, which is what the financial-strength card shows.

What are the main risks of investing in LTC?

Trading within 2% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Dividend payout 81% of earnings on a 5.4% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.

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