Posted April 3, 2013 1:30 pm by

Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM) was upgraded from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, ARN reports. The firm currently has a $43.20 target price on the stock.

Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM) traded down 0.62% on Tuesday, hitting $41.90. Life Time Fitness has a 1-year low of $39.10 and a 1-year high of $52.43. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $42.59. The company has a market cap of $1.721 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.85.

Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 21st. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $275.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $274.29 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. Life Time Fitness has set its FY13 guidance at $2.85-2.95 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Life Time Fitness will post $2.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

LTM has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Life Time Fitness from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note to investors on Thursday, February 7th. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Separately, analysts at Imperial Capital downgraded shares of Life Time Fitness to an “outperform” rating in a research note to investors on Friday, February 1st. Finally, analysts at Imperial Capital cut their price target on shares of Life Time Fitness from $55.00 to $45.00 in a research note to investors on Friday, February 1st. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock. 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Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. The company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $51.31.

Life Time Fitness, Inc. operates multi-use sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation and spa centers in a resort-like environment