Life Time Group Holdings Inc (NYSE: LTH)’s stock price has increased by 2.30 compared to its previous closing price of 23.05. However, the company has seen a 6.60% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. https://thefly.com reported 2025-01-08 that Northland names Life Time Group as a top pick for 2025, calling 2024 “a stellar year” in which the company posted a beat and raise each quarter along with making significant progress with opening new locations in key geographies. The firm is “highly confident” in Life Time’s ability to deliver on its ambitious growth plans for 2025, with “impressive progress on its leverage targets,” adds the analyst, who has an Outperform rating and $29 price target on the shares.
Is It Worth Investing in Life Time Group Holdings Inc (NYSE: LTH) Right Now?
Life Time Group Holdings Inc (NYSE: LTH) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 34.26x compared to its average ratio. LTH has 36-month beta value of 1.89. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LTH is 80.54M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.78% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LTH on January 10, 2025 was 1.21M shares.
LTH’s Market Performance
LTH’s stock has seen a 6.60% increase for the week, with a -3.04% drop in the past month and a -6.98% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.50%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.74% for Life Time Group Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.15% for LTH’s stock, with a 13.91% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LTH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LTH stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for LTH by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for LTH in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $29 based on the research report published on November 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LTH reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for LTH stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 19th, 2024.
Northland Capital gave a rating of “Outperform” to LTH, setting the target price at $23 in the report published on April 23rd of the previous year.
LTH Trading at 0.72% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LTH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.50%, as shares surge +0.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.30% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LTH rose by +6.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +57.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.64. In addition, Life Time Group Holdings Inc saw 6.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LTH starting from Javaheri Parham, who sale 168,000 shares at the price of $24.57 back on Nov 22 ’24. After this action, Javaheri Parham now owns 243,938 shares of Life Time Group Holdings Inc, valued at $4,128,180 using the latest closing price.
Javaheri Parham, the Officer of Life Time Group Holdings Inc, proposed sale 168,000 shares at $24.50 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that Javaheri Parham is holding shares at $4,116,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LTH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 for the gross margin
The net margin for Life Time Group Holdings Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.97, with 2.03 for asset returns.
Based on Life Time Group Holdings Inc (LTH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.33. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 469.98 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 56.76for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.59.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Life Time Group Holdings Inc (LTH) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
