Seaport Res Ptn Predicts PotlatchDeltic Q1 Earnings

PotlatchDeltic Co. (NASDAQ:PCH - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PotlatchDeltic in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for PotlatchDeltic's current full-year earnings is $0.80 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PotlatchDeltic's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. DA Davidson set a $54.00 target price on PotlatchDeltic in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com raised shares of PotlatchDeltic from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of PotlatchDeltic from $52.00 to $46.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of PotlatchDeltic from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $48.43.

PotlatchDeltic Trading Down 0.6 %

PotlatchDeltic stock traded down $0.24 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $38.62. The stock had a trading volume of 526,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 457,129. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.08. PotlatchDeltic has a 52 week low of $36.82 and a 52 week high of $48.12. The stock has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of 137.93 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $42.39.

PotlatchDeltic (NASDAQ:PCH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $268.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $243.68 million. PotlatchDeltic had a return on equity of 1.05% and a net margin of 2.06%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PotlatchDeltic

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 27.2% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,145,473 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $44,960,000 after buying an additional 245,026 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 162,135 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $6,364,000 after acquiring an additional 7,567 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,542,771 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $60,554,000 after purchasing an additional 70,745 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR lifted its holdings in PotlatchDeltic by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 7,995 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $314,000 after purchasing an additional 662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its stake in PotlatchDeltic by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 271,698 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $10,664,000 after purchasing an additional 40,058 shares in the last quarter. 86.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at PotlatchDeltic

In other PotlatchDeltic news, CEO Eric J. Cremers sold 14,188 shares of PotlatchDeltic stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.76, for a total value of $635,054.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 281,133 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,583,513.08. The trade was a 4.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Michele Tyler sold 3,170 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.72, for a total transaction of $141,762.40. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 39,446 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,764,025.12. The trade was a 7.44 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 18,651 shares of company stock valued at $834,770 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

PotlatchDeltic Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.66%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. PotlatchDeltic's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 295.08%.

PotlatchDeltic Company Profile

PotlatchDeltic Corporation Nasdaq: PCH is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owns nearly 2.2 million acres of timberlands in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. Through its taxable REIT subsidiary, the company also operates six sawmills, an industrial-grade plywood mill, a residential and commercial real estate development business and a rural timberland sales program.