Seaport Res Ptn Expects Higher Earnings for PotlatchDeltic

PotlatchDeltic Co. (NASDAQ:PCH) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for PotlatchDeltic in a report released on Wednesday, October 30th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.15. The consensus estimate for PotlatchDeltic’s current full-year earnings is $0.01 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for PotlatchDeltic’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS.

PotlatchDeltic (NASDAQ:PCH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.08. PotlatchDeltic had a net margin of 1.56% and a return on equity of 0.78%. The business had revenue of $255.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $241.35 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.14 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on PCH. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of PotlatchDeltic in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com upgraded PotlatchDeltic from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of PotlatchDeltic from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of PotlatchDeltic from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $51.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.67.

PotlatchDeltic Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of PotlatchDeltic stock opened at $41.81 on Friday. PotlatchDeltic has a 1-year low of $37.06 and a 1-year high of $50.04. The company has a market capitalization of $3.30 billion, a PE ratio of 199.10 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business has a 50-day moving average of $43.56 and a 200-day moving average of $42.20.

Institutional Trading of PotlatchDeltic

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 353.2% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 455,008 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $21,394,000 after buying an additional 354,616 shares during the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. grew its holdings in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 33.0% during the second quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 1,227,361 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $48,346,000 after purchasing an additional 304,352 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 19.2% during the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,316,743 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $61,913,000 after purchasing an additional 212,121 shares during the period. Ceredex Value Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of PotlatchDeltic in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $7,884,000. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of PotlatchDeltic by 10.3% in the 1st quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,606,131 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $75,520,000 after purchasing an additional 149,920 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.06% of the company’s stock.

PotlatchDeltic Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 13th were given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.31%. PotlatchDeltic’s payout ratio is 857.14%.

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.