Northland Capmk Weighs in on Life Time Group Q1 Earnings

Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LTH - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Life Time Group in a report released on Wednesday, April 16th. Northland Capmk analyst O. Rickert expects that the company will post earnings of $0.30 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Life Time Group's current full-year earnings is $0.74 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Life Time Group's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

LTH has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Life Time Group and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Craig Hallum increased their target price on Life Time Group from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Evercore ISI set a $38.00 target price on shares of Life Time Group and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Life Time Group from $33.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Northland Securities set a $39.00 price objective on shares of Life Time Group and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $35.62.

Life Time Group Price Performance

Life Time Group stock opened at $31.23 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.68 billion, a PE ratio of 45.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.87. Life Time Group has a 12-month low of $12.34 and a 12-month high of $33.64. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $30.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Life Time Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Life Time Group by 146.8% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 182,054 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,446,000 after acquiring an additional 108,283 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new stake in Life Time Group during the third quarter worth $593,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Life Time Group by 11.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,569,214 shares of the company's stock valued at $87,160,000 after buying an additional 356,255 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Life Time Group by 11.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,497,842 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,585,000 after buying an additional 152,504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Life Time Group in the fourth quarter worth about $331,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.40% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Life Time Group

In related news, CEO Bahram Akradi sold 5,000,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.13, for a total value of $150,650,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,993,849 shares in the company, valued at $90,204,670.37. This represents a 62.55 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Erik Weaver sold 1,741 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.62, for a total transaction of $51,568.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 96,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,854,212.82. This trade represents a 1.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 5,057,147 shares of company stock valued at $152,266,556 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 8.70% of the company's stock.

About Life Time Group

Life Time Group Holdings, Inc provides health, fitness, and wellness experiences to a community of individual members in the United States and Canada. It primarily engages in designing, building, and operating of sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation, and spa centers in a resort-like environment, principally in suburban and urban locations of metropolitan areas.

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