LTC vs VTR vs NHI Stock Comparison

Ltc Properties, Ventas and National Health Investors Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LTC Ltc Properties Inc
$42.91 -0.1% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$347.85M
Div. yield
5.31%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$83.30 -3.8% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$42.73B
P/E
155.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.45%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ltc Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ltc Properties 6, National Health Investors 3, Ventas 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLTCVTRNHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $42.73B $3.21B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 155.5x 19.3x LTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 146.1x 18.3x LTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +59.8% +22.1% +23.9% LTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.7% — 38.5% LTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x — 4.2x NHI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.31% 2.45% 5.57% NHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% +16.4% -12.4% LTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +8.5%/yr +3.4%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 23.5% 24.1% LTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 46/100 57/100 NHI

Percentile Scorecard

LTCVTRNHI

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

AxisLTCVTRNHI
Valuation 16 #122 of 145 27 #106 of 145 40 #88 of 145
Growth 74 #38 of 141 96 #7 of 141 67 #47 of 141
Profitability 54 #62 of 134 56 #59 of 134 82 #25 of 134
Financial Health 77 #32 of 138 – 70 #42 of 138
Shareholder Returns 9 #119 of 131 5 #124 of 131 25 #99 of 131
Overall 46 46 57
  • LTC ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • VTR 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

PeriodLTCVTRNHISPY
1 month -0.1%-3.8%-0.8% -0.2%
3 months +2.4%-15.1%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months +11.7%-4.9%-13.3% +8.2%
Year to date +24.8%+7.7%-13.0% +12.9%
1 year +20.5%+16.4%-12.4% +12.3%
3 years +40.0%+100.0%+34.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%+26.0%+10.4% +23.3%
5 years +26.7%+50.0%+18.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.8%+8.5%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years -11.8%+25.5%-10.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.2%+2.3%-1.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLTCVTRNHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%23.5%24.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%24.4%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.28-0.28-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.980.70-0.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.9%-43.4%-29.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-17.1%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $43.97$100.52$91.02 $779.14
52-week low $34.04$69.78$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.

MultipleLTCVTRNHI
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 26.3x 155.5xmedian 26.3x 19.3xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.0x 6.3xmedian 4.0x 7.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 15.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 23.3x -16.6xmedian 23.3x -25.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.10median 1.91 0.61median 1.91 1.85median 1.91

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 monthsLTCVTRNHI
Revenue $347.85M $6.78B $432.12M
Net income $140.88M $271.54M $166.80M
Free cash flow -$389.60M – -$124.29M
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $0.53 $3.43
Cash & equivalents $40.44M $202.01M $30.39M
Total debt $777.09M – $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 52.20M 497.72M 48.50M
Enterprise value $2.29B $42.73B $3.06B

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
MetricLTCVTRNHI
P/E 16.5x 155.5x 19.3x
P/FCF -5.9x -16.6x -25.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x – 12.9x
P/S 6.6x 6.3x 7.4x
P/B 1.7x 2.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.9x – 15.2x
EV/EBIT 32.7x – 21.7x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 6.3x 10.3x
EV/FCF -7.8x – -35.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x – 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.10 0.61 1.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLTCVTRNHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 59.8% 22.1% 23.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 15.7% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 57.9% 9.8% 16.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 190.9% 14.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.0% 2.5% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 254.0% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% – 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -429.9% – -165.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% – -43.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLTCVTRNHI
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 40.0% – 67.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 15.4% – 33.7%
Net margin 38.7% – 38.5%
FCF margin -112.0% – -28.8%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% – 57.5%
Return on equity 11.2% 1.8% 10.7%
Return on assets 6.6% 0.9% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 4.4% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLTCVTRNHI
Debt / assets 35.7% – 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x – 4.2x
Debt / FCF -2.0x – -10.3x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 46.6% 46.7%
Equity / assets 61.6% 51.6% 53.3%
Interest coverage 2.3x – 3.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLTCVTRNHI
Dividend yield 5.3% 2.4% 5.6%
Net buyback yield -12.3% – -3.2%
Shareholder yield -7.0% 2.4% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusLTCVTRNHI
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 146.1xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.36FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $3.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -25.4% +77.2% -17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $352.66MFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $295.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +84.9%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +4.4% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLTCVTRNHI
Held by institutions 79.5% 100.0% 78.7%
Institutions holding 289 949 303
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.0% +5.1% +11.1%
Institutions buying 176 524 157
Institutions selling 68 286 90
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.83 1.74

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.

LTCVTRNHI
LTC 1.00 0.66 0.76
VTR 0.66 1.00 0.67
NHI 0.76 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LTC, VTR and NHI?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ltc Properties (LTC) $2.31B, Ventas (VTR) $42.73B, National Health Investors (NHI) $3.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, LTC, VTR and NHI?

Ltc Properties (LTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ltc Properties (LTC) 16.5x, Ventas (VTR) 155.5x, National Health Investors (NHI) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ltc Properties (LTC) is cheapest (Ltc Properties (LTC) 18.2x, Ventas (VTR) 146.1x, National Health Investors (NHI) 18.3x). 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%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, National Health Investors (NHI) +23.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ltc Properties (LTC) has the highest net margin (Ltc Properties (LTC) 38.7%, National Health Investors (NHI) 38.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ltc Properties (LTC) returned the most: Ltc Properties (LTC) +20.5%, Ventas (VTR) +16.4%, National Health Investors (NHI) -12.4%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Ltc Properties (LTC) +4.8%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +8.5%/yr, National Health Investors (NHI) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Health Investors (NHI) has the highest dividend yield: Ltc Properties (LTC) 5.31%, Ventas (VTR) 2.45%, National Health Investors (NHI) 5.57%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ltc Properties (LTC) has been the steadiest (Ltc Properties (LTC) 20.9%, Ventas (VTR) 23.5%, 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, VTR 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 6. 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.