Seaport Res Ptn Weighs in on PotlatchDeltic Q1 Earnings

PotlatchDeltic Co. (NASDAQ:PCH - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of PotlatchDeltic in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.26 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.

PotlatchDeltic (NASDAQ:PCH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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. PotlatchDeltic had a net margin of 2.06% and a return on equity of 1.05%. The firm had revenue of $268.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $243.68 million. The business's revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis.

PCH has been the subject of several other reports. DA Davidson set a $54.00 target price on PotlatchDeltic in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com raised PotlatchDeltic from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Truist Financial decreased 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. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on PotlatchDeltic from $52.00 to $46.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $48.43.

PotlatchDeltic Stock Performance

PCH traded down $1.49 on Thursday, hitting $37.14. 306,224 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 456,560. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $42.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.35. PotlatchDeltic has a twelve month low of $36.82 and a twelve month high of $48.12. The firm has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of 132.61 and a beta of 1.16.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PotlatchDeltic

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PCH. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in PotlatchDeltic during the fourth quarter worth $217,145,000. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in PotlatchDeltic by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,498,762 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $98,076,000 after purchasing an additional 95,485 shares during the period. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its holdings in PotlatchDeltic by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 2,404,064 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $94,360,000 after purchasing an additional 260,674 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. grew its stake in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 2,359,832 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $92,623,000 after purchasing an additional 351,777 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,542,771 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $60,554,000 after buying an additional 70,745 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.06% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at PotlatchDeltic

In other news, VP Michele Tyler sold 3,170 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.72, for a total value 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 approximately $1,764,025.12. This represents a 7.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Eric J. Cremers sold 14,188 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.76, for a total transaction of $635,054.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 281,133 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,583,513.08. The trade was a 4.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 18,651 shares of company stock worth $834,770 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

PotlatchDeltic Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.85%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. PotlatchDeltic's dividend payout ratio is presently 295.08%.

About PotlatchDeltic

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.