LTC vs DOC vs NHI Stock Comparison

Ltc Properties, Healthpeak Properties and National Health Investors Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$45.19 +5.1% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
5.05%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ltc Properties leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ltc Properties 7, Healthpeak Properties 4, National Health Investors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLTCDOCNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.44B $13.44B $3.31B DOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 55.4x 19.9x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 40.6x 18.9x NHI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +59.8% +5.5% +23.9% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.7% 8.2% 38.5% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 1.4% — LTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 3.8x 4.2x DOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.05% 6.20% 5.40% DOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% +8.6% -8.1% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr -11.0%/yr +4.7%/yr LTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 28.7% 24.1% LTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 56/100 DOC

Percentile Scorecard

LTCDOCNHI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLTCDOCNHI
Valuation 14 #125 of 145 54 #68 of 145 40 #88 of 145
Growth 73 #40 of 144 36 #93 of 144 64 #53 of 144
Profitability 53 #66 of 140 54 #65 of 140 81 #27 of 140
Financial Health 78 #33 of 146 65 #52 of 146 72 #41 of 146
Shareholder Returns 7 #123 of 132 87 #18 of 132 24 #100 of 132
Overall 45 59 56
  • LTC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • DOC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLTCDOCNHISPY
1 month +5.1%0.0%+4.2% -2.3%
3 months +16.1%-10.0%-9.8% -0.7%
6 months +18.2%+19.6%-9.5% +4.8%
Year to date +31.4%+21.2%-10.3% +10.3%
1 year +28.8%+8.6%-8.1% +10.3%
3 years +40.1%+13.2%+33.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +11.9%+4.2%+10.0% +20.1%
5 years +38.0%-44.2%+26.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.7%-11.0%+4.7% +10.1%
10 years -5.0%-33.3%-4.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year -0.5%-4.0%-0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLTCDOCNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%28.7%24.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%24.2%26.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.290.35-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.370.30-0.34 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.9%-57.6%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.6%-24.8% -3.5%
52-week high $45.19$22.83$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $34.04$15.78$63.97 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLTCDOCNHI
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 26.3x 55.4xmedian 26.3x 19.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x 7.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 14.4x 13.6xmedian 14.4x 15.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 23.9x -20.7xmedian 23.9x -26.6xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 1.98 -1.94median 1.98 1.91median 1.98

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLTCDOCNHI
Revenue $347.85M $2.95B $432.12M
Net income $140.88M $289.42M $166.80M
Free cash flow -$389.60M -$650.07M -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $0.35 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $40.44M $1.63B $30.39M
Total debt $777.09M $6.79B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 52.20M 689.89M 48.50M
Enterprise value $2.41B $11.71B $3.16B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLTCDOCNHI
P/E 17.4x 55.4x 19.9x
P/FCF -6.3x -20.7x -26.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 10.9x 13.3x
P/S 7.0x 4.6x 7.7x
P/B 1.8x 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.8x 13.6x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 83.7x 22.2x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 6.3x 10.5x
EV/FCF -8.1x -28.6x -36.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 15.1x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 -1.94 1.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLTCDOCNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 59.8% 5.5% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 11.7% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 57.9% 50.4% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% -19.7% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.0% 49.2% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -28.6% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% -1.1% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 10.1% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -429.9% -263.9% -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% -85.6% -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLTCDOCNHI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 40.0% 46.3% 67.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 15.4% 15.1% 33.7%
Net margin 38.7% 8.2% 38.5%
FCF margin -112.0% -22.0% -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% 41.7% 57.5%
Return on equity 11.2% 3.0% 10.7%
Return on assets 6.6% 1.3% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 1.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 4.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLTCDOCNHI
Debt / assets 35.7% 31.3% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 3.8x 4.2x
Debt / FCF -2.0x -10.4x -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 56.3% 46.7%
Equity / assets 61.6% 43.7% 53.3%
Interest coverage 2.3x 1.4x 3.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLTCDOCNHI
Dividend yield 5.0% 6.2% 5.4%
Net buyback yield -11.7% 0.7% -3.1%
Shareholder yield -6.6% 6.9% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLTCDOCNHI
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 40.6xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.36FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.3%FY2026 +380.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -25.4% -52.1% -17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $352.66MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +84.9%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +16.5% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLTCDOCNHI
Held by institutions 79.5% 95.7% 78.7%
Institutions holding 291 761 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.0% -2.9% +11.1%
Institutions buying 176 342 157
Institutions selling 68 313 91
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.09 1.73

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LTCDOCNHI
LTC 1.00 0.40 0.76
DOC 0.40 1.00 0.35
NHI 0.76 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LTC, DOC and NHI?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.44B, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) $13.44B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, LTC, DOC and NHI?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ltc Properties (LTC) 17.4x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 55.4x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, National Health Investors (NHI) is cheapest (Ltc Properties (LTC) 19.1x, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 40.6x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ltc Properties (LTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ltc Properties (LTC) +59.8%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +5.5%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 8.2%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%). On return on invested capital, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads (Ltc Properties (LTC) 4.4%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: Ltc Properties (LTC) +28.8%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) +8.6%, National Health Investors (NHI) -8.1%. Over five years, Ltc Properties (LTC) compounded fastest (Ltc Properties (LTC) +6.7%/yr, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) -11.0%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthpeak Properties (DOC) has the highest dividend yield: Ltc Properties (LTC) 5.05%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 6.20%, National Health Investors (NHI) 5.40%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ltc Properties (LTC) has been the steadiest (Ltc Properties (LTC) 21.1%, Healthpeak Properties (DOC) 28.7%, National Health Investors (NHI) 24.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LTC, DOC and NHI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ltc Properties (LTC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.