Life Time Group Holdings (LTH) Expands Ultra Fit, Is The Stock Still Undervalued?

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Life Time Group Holdings (LTH) recently expanded its Ultra Fit high intensity group training program by adding more than 200 newly certified coaches and increasing class availability across over 195 athletic country clubs to meet rising sprint interval training demand.

At a share price of $43.49, Life Time Group Holdings has seen short term share price momentum pause, with a 7 day return that declined 2.92% and a 30 day share price return that declined 1.54%. However, the 90 day share price return of 33.61% and year to date share price return of 62.94% point to stronger upward momentum over a longer stretch, backed up by a 1 year total shareholder return of 56.66% and a 3 year total shareholder return of 156.12% as the company rolls out initiatives like Ultra Fit and manages board changes announced in August 2026.

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Life Time Group Holdings is growing programs like Ultra Fit and reporting solid recent shareholder returns. The open question now is whether that strong business profile is already fully reflected in today’s US$43.49 share price.

Most Popular Narrative: 9.4% Undervalued

Compared with the narrative fair value of $48, Life Time Group Holdings at $43.49 is framed as modestly undervalued, with that gap anchored in expansion and earnings assumptions.

The bearish analysts expect earnings to reach $469.6 million (and earnings per share of $2.03) by about August 2029, up from $414.9 million today. However, there is some disagreement amongst the analysts with the more bullish ones expecting earnings as high as $547.6 million.

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Want to see what sits behind that earnings step up and higher multiple for Life Time Group Holdings? The narrative leans on steady revenue expansion, firmer margins and a richer valuation profile that is more commonly linked to faster growth stories. Curious which assumptions really move the fair value to $48 and how sensitive that figure is to small changes in growth or profitability? The full storyline lays those moving parts out in detail.

Result: Fair Value of $48 (UNDERVALUED)

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However, there are still key risks for Life Time Group Holdings, including higher rent or interest costs and the possibility that new clubs or digital offerings may underperform expectations.

Find out about the key risks to this Life Time Group Holdings narrative.

Another Take on Life Time Group Holdings Valuation

The fair value narrative for Life Time Group Holdings points to a 9.4% undervaluation at $48, yet its current P/E of 23.4x is higher than the estimated fair ratio of 21.1x, the US Hospitality industry at 22.3x, and peers at 23.1x. That richer multiple could mean less margin for error if expectations soften, so which signal do you treat as the anchor?

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

NYSE:LTH P/E Ratio as at Sep 2026
NYSE:LTH P/E Ratio as at Sep 2026

Next Steps

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