Life Time Group Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Life Time Group Holdings' CEO is Bahram Akradi, appointed in Jan 1992, has a tenure of 34.42 years. total yearly compensation is $15.20M, comprised of 9.6% salary and 90.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 6.97% of the company’s shares, worth $513.97M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.8 years and 10.9 years respectively.
Key information
Bahram Akradi
Chief executive officer
US$15.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 9.64% |
| CEO tenure | 34.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 7.0% |
| Management average tenure | 5.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 10.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • Jun 04
LTH: Insider Selling Creates Entry Opportunity As High-Income Member Focus Supports Upside
Analysts have raised their price target for Life Time Group Holdings from $40 to $41, citing updated assumptions regarding growth, margins, discount rate, and future P/E as the main drivers of the change. What's in the News Extensive insider and affiliate selling activity has been disclosed through multiple Form 144 filings, covering more than 37 million shares originally acquired on October 12, 2021.Analysis Article • May 13
We Think That There Are Issues Underlying Life Time Group Holdings' (NYSE:LTH) Earnings
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:LTH ) just reported some strong earnings, and the market reacted accordingly with...
Narrative Update • May 10
LTH: Share Repurchases And Index Additions Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have adjusted their price target for Life Time Group Holdings to $36.00 from $33.68, reflecting updated views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future price-to-earnings (P/E) assumptions. What's in the News The board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $500 million with no expiration date, aiming to return capital to shareholders.Analysis Article • May 08
Earnings Beat: Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
The investors in Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. 's ( NYSE:LTH ) will be rubbing their hands together with glee today...Narrative Update • Apr 21
LTH: Index Inclusions And Buybacks Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts now point to a $40.00 price target for Life Time Group Holdings, with the unchanged figure reflecting only minor tweaks to inputs such as discount rate, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions, rather than a shift in the overall outlook. What's in the News Life Time opened Life Time Eagle, its first athletic country club in Idaho, a 135,000-square-foot wellness destination in the greater Boise area that includes extensive fitness facilities, racquet sports, recovery services, family amenities and hospitality offerings, employing more than 200 team members (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 07
LTH: Index Additions And Buyback Authorization Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Life Time Group Holdings to $33.68 from $33.39. This change reflects updated assumptions on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E expectations.Narrative Update • Mar 24
LTH: Index Additions And Buybacks Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have slightly adjusted their view on Life Time Group Holdings, trimming the price target from about $40.18 to $40.00 as they incorporate updated assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples. What's in the News Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.Narrative Update • Mar 10
LTH: New Clubs And Buyback Program Will Support Long-Term Upside
Analysts have modestly raised their price target on Life Time Group Holdings, citing updated assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E that they believe better align the stock’s valuation with its current risk and earnings profile. What's in the News Reiterated guidance for the full fiscal year 2026, with expected total revenue of $3.3b to $3.33b and net income of $330 million to $336 million, providing updated earnings context for longer term modeling (company guidance).Narrative Update • Feb 24
LTH: New Premium Clubs And Partnerships Will Drive Long-Term Upside
Analysts have nudged their price target for Life Time Group Holdings slightly higher to about $33.39. The change reflects updated assumptions that combine a different discount rate, adjusted revenue growth and profit margin expectations, and a revised future P/E multiple.Narrative Update • Feb 09
LTH: New High-End Club Openings Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price target for Life Time Group Holdings slightly to about US$40.18 from about US$40.36, reflecting small adjustments to inputs such as the discount rate and assumed future P/E multiple, while keeping revenue growth and profit margin assumptions broadly consistent. What's in the News Issued earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2025, with expected total revenue of US$743 million to US$745 million, net income of US$120 million to US$123 million, basic EPS of US$0.54 to US$0.56, and diluted EPS of US$0.52 to US$0.54 (Corporate guidance).Narrative Update • Jan 24
LTH: New Clubs And Residential Expansion Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have lifted their price target on Life Time Group Holdings by about $0.45, reflecting updated assumptions around slightly different fair value estimates, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Issued new earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2025, with expected total revenue of US$743 million to US$745 million, net income of US$120 million to US$123 million, and diluted EPS of US$0.52 to US$0.54 (Corporate guidance).Narrative Update • Jan 10
LTH: New High-End Club Openings Will Support Long-Term Upside
Analysts kept their fair value estimate for Life Time Group Holdings steady at $33.00, while adjusting assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E to reflect updated views on the company’s earnings profile and risk outlook. What's in the News Life Time plans a new 85,000+ square foot athletic country club at 175 Third Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn, featuring a year round rooftop beach club, co ed wet suite, recovery and longevity services, pickleball and coworking spaces as part of the larger Gowanus Wharf development (Product related announcement).Seeking Alpha • Jan 09
Life Time Group Holdings: An Undiscovered Gem With Excellent Growth
Summary Life Time Group Holdings stands out as an attractive small/mid-cap opportunity amid an overextended S&P 500. LTH is expanding its premium fitness club footprint nationwide while increasing membership dues, driving notable profitability improvements. Despite strong fundamentals, LTH shares have underperformed, declining ~15% since their February 2025 peak. Rotating from broad market ETFs into undervalued names like LTH is recommended for 2026. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaNarrative Update • Dec 23
LTH: Expanded High-End Clubs And New Concepts Will Drive Long-Term Upside
Analysts have raised their price target on Life Time Group Holdings by approximately 18 percent, to about $33 per share from around $28. They cite a higher long term valuation multiple despite slightly more conservative assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, and discount rates.Narrative Update • Dec 09
LTH: New Clubs And Residential Projects Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Narrative Update on Life Time Group Holdings Analysts have nudged their price target for Life Time Group Holdings slightly higher to approximately $40.00 per share, citing modestly stronger long term revenue growth expectations that more than offset a marginally higher discount rate and slightly lower projected profit margins. What's in the News Plans announced for a new 85,000 square foot athletic country club at 175 Third Street in the Gowanus Wharf development in Brooklyn, featuring a year round rooftop beach club, extensive recovery and longevity services, coworking lounge space, and advanced technology enabled wellness programming (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Nov 25
LTH: Expanded Offerings And New Developments Will Drive Upside Potential
Analysts have reiterated their fair value estimate for Life Time Group Holdings at $39.91, citing slight adjustments in discount rates and margin assumptions while expecting overall valuation stability in the near term. What's in the News Life Time expands its CTR (Core.Narrative Update • Nov 01
LTH: Premium Residential Expansion Will Drive Wellness Membership Gains Through 2027
Analysts have reiterated their price target for Life Time Group Holdings at $39.91 per share. They cite only minor adjustments to key financial assumptions as the basis for maintaining their outlook.Narrative Update • Oct 18
Expanding Premium Club Openings Will Shape Long-Term Wellness Markets
Analysts have raised their price target for Life Time Group Holdings from $39.10 to $39.91, citing updated estimates in fair value and related financial metrics. What's in the News Life Time opens its first downtown Boston location, Life Time Prudential Center, featuring 60,000 square feet of premium wellness, social, and athletic amenities.Analysis Article • Oct 07
Why We're Not Concerned About Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:LTH) Share Price
With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 26.2x Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:LTH ) may be sending bearish...Analysis Article • Jul 22
With EPS Growth And More, Life Time Group Holdings (NYSE:LTH) Makes An Interesting Case
Investors are often guided by the idea of discovering 'the next big thing', even if that means buying 'story stocks...Seeking Alpha • Mar 03
Life Time Group Holdings: Premium Fitness Center Is Staking Out Tremendous Growth
Summary Life Time is a great buy after a post-earnings dip, despite the fact that the company issued very robust expectations for FY25. The company is planning for 13% revenue growth and 17% adjusted EBITDA growth in FY25, while opening 10-12 new locations (versus only 8 in FY24). The company is executing a large number of sale-leaseback transactions to free up capital to expand faster, while also seeking development partnerships with commercial real estate owners. Despite the shift to renting versus owning, the company has continued to raise its adjusted EBITDA margins. LTH stock continues to trade at a modest <10x forward adjusted EBITDA. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha • Nov 24
Life Time Group Holdings: Great Performance, Great Price
Summary Life Time Group Holdings is a prime "growth at a reasonable price candidate" offering ~15% revenue/EBITDA growth at an ~8x forward adjusted EBITDA multiple. Life Time is transitioning to a capital-light model, focusing on leased or co-developed clubs to facilitate broader U.S. expansion. The company is currently growing revenue at a ~20% y/y pace, with significant expansion opportunity within its base of current clubs through more premium memberships and market pricing. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaCEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$386m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$15m | US$1m | US$374m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$288m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$227m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$207m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$15m | US$1m | US$156m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$143m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$109m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$74m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$12m | US$2m | US$76m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$66m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$83m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$64m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$8m | US$1m | -US$2m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$304m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$380m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$460m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$42m | US$50k | -US$579m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$375m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$417m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$488m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$386k | US$231k | -US$360m |
Compensation vs Market: Bahram's total compensation ($USD15.20M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.38M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bahram's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Bahram Akradi (65 yo)
34.4yrs
Tenure
US$15,199,475
Compensation
Mr. Bahram Akradi has been Independent Chairman of the Board of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. since January 2018 and its Independent Director since July 2017. He founded Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (former...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 34.4yrs | US$15.20m | 6.97% $ 514.0m | |
| EVP & CFO | 2.4yrs | US$2.35m | 0.051% $ 3.8m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer | 10.3yrs | US$3.27m | 0.21% $ 15.7m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Digital Officer | 9.2yrs | US$2.63m | 0.062% $ 4.6m | |
| President of Club Operations | no data | US$3.41m | 0.11% $ 8.2m | |
| Senior Vice President of Technology | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Science Officer | 2.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Treasury & Investor Relations | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications & Public Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Architecture & Engineering | no data | no data | no data |
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: LTH's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 34.4yrs | US$15.20m | 6.97% $ 514.0m | |
| Independent Lead Director | 11yrs | no data | 7.3% $ 538.4m | |
| Director | 11yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 11yrs | no data | 0.0033% $ 241.3k | |
| Director | 10.8yrs | US$264.99k | 0.21% $ 15.2m | |
| Independent Director | 11.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$224.42k | 0.0022% $ 164.6k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 11yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6.9yrs | US$244.99k | 0.0039% $ 286.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$240.31k | 0.032% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$269.99k | 0.015% $ 1.1m |
10.9yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: LTH's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/06/09 08:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Andrew Didora | BofA Global Research |
| Eric Des Lauriers | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |
| Alex Fuhrman | Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC |