Life Time Group (LTH) and The Competition Financial Review

Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Life Time Group to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Life Time Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Life Time Group	$3.00 billion	$373.67 million	24.48
Life Time Group Competitors	$3.32 billion	$250.20 million	-148.55

Life Time Group’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Life Time Group. Life Time Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Life Time Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life Time Group	12.72%	11.01%	4.36%
Life Time Group Competitors	2.36%	-40.12%	2.12%

Risk and Volatility

Life Time Group has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Life Time Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.44, indicating that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.4% of Life Time Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Life Time Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Life Time Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Life Time Group	0	1	15	0	2.94
Life Time Group Competitors	3789	17180	25454	901	2.50

Life Time Group presently has a consensus price target of $56.14, suggesting a potential upside of 24.62%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 60.56%. Given Life Time Group’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Life Time Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Life Time Group beats its competitors on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

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. The company also offers fitness floors with equipment, locker rooms, group fitness studios, indoor and outdoor pools, bistros, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball courts, LifeSpa, LifeCafe, and childcare and Kids Academy learning spaces. In addition, its Life Time Digital provides live streaming fitness classes, remote goal-based personal training, nutrition and weight loss support, curated award-winning health, and fitness and wellness content. The company is also involved in media activities, conducting athletic events, and provision of related services. It operates various centers, including ground leases. The company was formerly known as LTF Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. in June 21, 2021. Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota.