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LTC Properties, Inc.

Rising onWhy it's trendingX chatter picking upMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$LTC·$2.0B·REIT - Healthcare Facilities·Real Estate
$41.75+0.2%YTD+21.7%1Y+19.8%
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LTLTC
$LTCLTC Properties, Inc.
$41.75+0.19%5.2k posts+2%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LTC, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-17

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Senior-living REIT quietly hitting fresh 52-week highs as its portfolio pivot to owned-and-operated shows up in the numbers.

LTC Properties owns senior-living and skilled-nursing real estate across the US. It has spent the last year converting from a triple-net-lease landlord to a more operationally exposed 'SHOP' (senior housing operating portfolio) mix, and the top line is finally showing what that shift does to reported revenue.

Why the print looks so different this year:

  • Reported revenue nearly doubled: Q1 revenue grew 95% YoY to $96M, driven by consolidating SHOP properties on the balance sheet rather than pure organic growth — real income is up, but the headline growth rate overstates the operating pace.
  • Cash generation and payout are actually earning the multiple: FCF yield is 7.3% at a $2B market cap with operating margin at 46%, which is why the shares can trade at 22x forward earnings and still throw off a decent yield.
  • Portfolio momentum is real: LTC added $73M of SHOP assets in early July, extending the same playbook — small deals, but they compound the operating exposure and the reported top-line growth.
  • Note on the X chatter: the '$LTC' conversation is Litecoin the cryptocurrency, not this REIT — useful to know, but zero information about the equity.

The forward look: the August 3 Q2 print is the tell — the market wants to see the SHOP conversion drop through to same-property NOI, not just consolidated revenue. If Q2 shows operating margin holding above the mid-40s and the SHOP portfolio grew again, the run has room; a soft occupancy update or a widening cost line at any of the operators would stall it fast, and at 99% of the 52-week range there isn't much cushion.

Differs from X sentimentThe bullish X chatter is about Litecoin the crypto token, not this healthcare REIT — the cashtag collision means the crowd's read isn't a signal on the equity at all. Our take on LTC-the-REIT is separately constructive on the SHOP pivot.

What to watch: August 3 Q2 earnings and any updated SHOP-segment same-property NOI; a soft operator occupancy update would stall the move at these highs.

On the calendar: 2026-08-03 — Q2 2026 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Mixed sentiment40 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-17

Litecoin chatter is dominated by patient bulls counting down 382 days to the next halving and highlighting quiet on-chain accumulation: 65,000+ LTC moved into the MWEB privacy layer in 48 hours, bringing the locked total to 400k+. Fundamentals cited include $0.00041 median fees, 35M transactions year-to-date, growing merchant use, only 7.86% of supply left to mine, and LitVM enabling smart contracts. Bulls target $150 and beyond. The bear or cautious thread notes that the stock is stuck between $41 and $46 after three failed breakouts, that a flush to sub-$20 to shake out weak hands is still possible, and that Litecoin has disappointed for years even as the broader crypto tape rallies.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Healthcare REIT investing in senior housing and skilled nursing facilities via sale-leasebacks and mortgage financing.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where REIT - Healthcare Facilities sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LTC.

REIT - Healthcare Facilities · Real Estate

No material change from last week — the Silver Tsunami accelerating in 2026 as the oldest boomers reach 80 creates a durable multi-year demand runway for senior housing and memory care capacity.

What this means for $LTC

Direct beneficiary — Healthcare REIT investing in senior housing and skilled nursing facilities via sale-leasebacks and mortgage financing; the company is structurally positioned to capture the Silver Tsunami senior housing demand acceleration.

Top industry ETF

$XLREReal Estate Select Sector SPDR
+12.6%YTD
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
14.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
46.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
11.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
59.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.48$0.53-8.6%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$0.70$1.30-46.2%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.69$0.65+6.2%
Q2 2025Aug 4, 2025$0.68$0.67+1.5%
Next earningsWed, Aug 5·consensus EPS $0.48

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$95.5M+94.9%33.5%37.2%$0.48$28.1M
Q4 FY25$84.3M+60.3%64.3%53.5%$2.21$37.9M
Q3 FY25$69.3M+24.2%71.2%47.1%$-0.44$38.4M
Q2 FY25$60.2M+20.2%79.7%50.5%$0.33$30.0M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$328.0M$304.8M – $341.3M$1.88$1.70 – $1.982
FY27$411.4M$382.3M – $428.1M$1.81$1.64 – $1.912
FY28$544.1M$505.6M – $566.2M$1.70$1.54 – $1.792
FY29$337.1M$313.3M – $350.8M$1.86$1.69 – $1.961

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.89%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+9.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+12.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 50.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.565-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 13Timothy TricheDirector3.1K sh$124KBuyJun 4David M BoitanoEVP & CIO10.0K sh$348KBuyMay 21David L GruberDirector4.0K sh$154KBuyMar 5David L GruberDirector7.0K sh$266K
+ 34 other (19 inkinds · 15 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementJun 308-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

LTC Properties entered the Second Amendment to its Credit Agreement (originally July 21, 2025) with KeyBank as Administrative Agent and a syndicate including Wells Fargo, Citizens, Huntington, RBC, US Bank, M&T, and Hancock Whitney. Specific amendment terms are not stated in the excerpt. Routine credit facility amendment for this healthcare REIT.

8-KShareholder voteMay 278-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

LTC (LTC) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on an advisory say-on-pay resolution, ratification of the independent auditor. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

+ 10 other (3 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

3 Healthcare REITs to Buy as America Ages in July247wallst.com·17h agoLTC Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcastbusinesswire.com·3d agoLotus Creek Exploration Inc. Announces Stock Option Grantnewsfilecorp.com·3d agoInteractive Brokers Builds Out One of the Most Comprehensive and Low-Cost Solutions for Accessing Cryptocurrency Availablegurufocus.com·4d agoWhat Would It Take to Permanently Cover Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums?247wallst.com·8d ago

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