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LTC Properties, Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 95% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (4.3K/wk), no spike
$LTC·$2.0B·REIT - Healthcare Facilities·Real Estate
$38.86-0.7%YTD+13.3%1Y+11.2%
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LTLTC
$LTCLTC Properties, Inc.
$38.86-0.72%4.3k posts+16%
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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 numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-13

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Small healthcare REIT quietly scaling into the boomer aging wave — Aug 3 earnings tests the shift into operating-partnership properties.

LTC Properties is a small-cap healthcare real estate investment trust that owns skilled nursing and assisted living properties — the operators of the very buildings that quietly benefit as the boomer generation moves into higher-acuity care.

  • Revenue is genuinely accelerating for a REIT: Q1 at $95.5M is up materially from $84M the prior quarter and $60M a year earlier — the just-closed $73M deal added seven properties to the SHOP (Seniors Housing Operating) portfolio, taking it to 36 buildings.
  • The dividend is the reason to own this: monthly cash distributions declared for Q3 2026 and a debt/equity of 0.78 with a fresh KeyBank credit-agreement amendment keep the payout mechanically safe — for a healthcare REIT investor, that's the whole thesis.
  • The macro tailwind runs long: the US population aged 80+ is projected to more than double by 2040 while the industry has been under-building assisted-living since COVID — the supply-plus-demographic setup separates a boring REIT from a compounder.
  • Volume is drying into the print: at 73% of the 52-week range with volume at 84% of trend and a 0.57 beta, the stock is coiling in a narrow band — an in-line print does nothing, but a real surprise breaks the range.

Aug 3 tells you whether the accelerating top line is translating into funds from operations; a clean FFO beat with SHOP NOI accelerating extends the coil into a breakout, while a SHOP-operator miss restarts the 'why not just buy WELL or VTR?' argument.

What to watch: The Aug 3 print — FFO holding above consensus with SHOP net operating income accelerating validates the rotation from triple-net leases into operating joint ventures; a SHOP-operator margin miss slows the re-rating.

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

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X sentiment

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

Bullish sentiment117 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-12

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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
+10.2%YTD
+6.8%1Y

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$0.69$0.72-4.2%
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 earningsMon, Aug 3·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.0.8×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.73%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.+2.7%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.+5.1%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 today1.0% 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

BuyJun 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.

What Would It Take to Permanently Cover Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums?247wallst.com·3d agoLTC Grows SHOP Portfolio to 36 Properties with $73 Million Acquisitionbusinesswire.com·5d agoHealthcare REITs in Focus as a Long-Term Bet on Aging Demographicszacks.com·7d ago5 Safe Monthly Pay Dividend Stocks Boomers Love in July247wallst.com·8d agoLTC Declares Its Monthly Common Stock Cash Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2026businesswire.com·12d ago

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