Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Gladstone Land Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NASDAQ:LAND)

Gladstone Land Co. (NASDAQ:LAND) – Analysts at B. Riley issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Gladstone Land in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, September 9th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Gladstone Land’s current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on LAND. Maxim Group lowered Gladstone Land from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. Oppenheimer reduced their target price on Gladstone Land from $20.00 to $16.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 15th. Finally, Alliance Global Partners assumed coverage on Gladstone Land in a research report on Tuesday, June 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $16.00 price objective for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.00.

Gladstone Land Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LAND opened at $13.92 on Tuesday. Gladstone Land has a 1-year low of $12.31 and a 1-year high of $15.65. The company has a current ratio of 4.43, a quick ratio of 4.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The business’s 50 day moving average is $14.05 and its 200-day moving average is $13.46. The firm has a market cap of $498.89 million, a P/E ratio of 232.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.44 and a beta of 1.07.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gladstone Land

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Gladstone Land by 250.2% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,290 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,636 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Gladstone Land by 3,910.3% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,128 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 3,050 shares during the last quarter. M&G Plc bought a new position in Gladstone Land in the 1st quarter worth $138,000. M&G Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Gladstone Land in the 4th quarter worth approximately $149,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Gladstone Land in the first quarter worth $149,000. Institutional investors own 53.60% of the company’s stock.

Gladstone Land Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th will be issued a $0.0467 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 20th. Gladstone Land’s payout ratio is 933.49%.

About Gladstone Land

Founded in 1997, Gladstone Land is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires and owns farmland and farm-related properties located in major agricultural markets in the U.S. and leases its properties to unrelated third-party farmers. The Company, which reports the aggregate fair value of its farmland holdings on a quarterly basis, currently owns 169 farms, comprised of approximately 116,000 acres in 15 different states and over 45,000 acre-feet of banked water in California, valued at a total of approximately $1.6 billion.