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Johannesburg Stock Exchange · South Africa · Updated after 27 Oct 2026 close

Life Healthcare

LHC · Johannesburg Stock Exchange · prices in ZAC
ZAC 1,283.00▲ +10.00 (0.79%)
Research report

About Life Healthcare

Life Healthcare is a private healthcare provider based in South Africa. It operates a network of acute care hospitals and related medical facilities, offering surgical, medical and intensive care services to private patients and medical scheme members. The group also provides specialised services such as mental health care, rehabilitation and renal dialysis, and it runs complementary businesses in hospital management and healthcare support. Its hospitals serve communities across South Africa, and the company also has healthcare operations in other countries.

Life Healthcare trades under the code LHC on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa, with its price quoted in South African cents (ZAC). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 4 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.

72/ 100
Market X-Ray · price-based
Strong price profile
Ranks #32 of 238 on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange · confidence High
What this score is, and is not
It describes how this stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. That fundamental X-Ray needs financial statements, which we do not have for South Africa yet.
TrendStrong
88/100
Trading above its long-term averages and near its highs.
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Above 200-day average12.2%
From 52-week high0.0%
MomentumFair
63/100
Typical recent returns for this exchange.
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3-month return18.8%
6-month return3.6%
12-month, skipping last month-1.4%
Stability (higher is calmer)Fair
67/100
Typical risk for this exchange.
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Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer)27.5%
Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer)-20.5%
LiquidityFair
68/100
Moderate trading activity.
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Avg daily value traded3,369.57M ZAC
Zero-volume days0.0%
IncomeNone
–/100
Pays no dividend.
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Years with dividends3
Price-based X-Ray. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth, fair value) is available for US stocks today. It will follow for South Africa when fundamentals data for this market is added. All South Africa stocks.
Price trend
Uptrend
Versus its 50- and 200-day averages
52-week range
1,000.00 – 1,302.00
Price is 94% of the way up
Returns
+18.8% 3m · +7.5% 1y
Price returns, dividends not included
RSI (14)
70
Overbought zone

Price chart

52-wk range 1,000.00 – 1,302.00 Daily closes, split-adjusted

Signals

50-day average1,193.86
200-day average1,143.58
Golden/death cross (60d)Golden, 30 days ago
New 52-week highYes
Bullish RSI divergenceNo
Average daily range (ATR)30.88

Technical summary

Daily
Bullish
12 bullish · 0 neutral · 4 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bullish
10 bullish · 1 neutral · 1 bearish
Monthly
Bullish
5 bullish · 1 neutral · 2 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
SMA 101,249.8Bullish
EMA 101,250.8Bullish
SMA 201,222.3Bullish
EMA 201,231.3Bullish
SMA 501,193.9Bullish
EMA 501,196.7Bullish
SMA 1001,135.3Bullish
EMA 1001,169.6Bullish
SMA 2001,143.6Bullish
EMA 2001,170.8Bullish
Oscillators (daily)
RSI (14)70.37Bearish
MACD (12, 26)23.50Bullish
Momentum (12)5.34Bullish
Stochastic %K (14)85.29Bearish
Williams %R (14)-14.71Bearish
CCI (20)127.6Bearish
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3
1,191.3
S2
1,215.7
S1
1,249.3
Pivot
1,273.7
R1
1,307.3
R2
1,331.7
R3
1,365.3
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.

Dividends

Paid, last 12 months
0.00 ZAC
Yield on today's price
–
Frequency
None in the last year
Next ex-dividend date
Not announced
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
17.0000
25.0000
15.0000
25.0000
53.0000
40.0000
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from our market-data provider. Shown as declared, before tax.

Prices are end-of-day closes in ZAC. Educational only, not financial advice.