Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.200-1.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.570. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

NYSE COLD opened at $11.97 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -54.39, a PEG ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.11 and a quick ratio of 0.11. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $12.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.92. Americold Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $10.10 and a 1 year high of $23.52.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.31) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.68). The firm had revenue of $658.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 1.96% and a negative net margin of 2.39%.Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -418.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 24th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Evercore decreased their target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Bank of America lowered shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $13.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut Americold Realty Trust from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Americold Realty Trust currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Americold Realty Trust

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,713,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,203,000 after purchasing an additional 75,814 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,849,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,227,000 after purchasing an additional 251,217 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 114.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,330,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,548,000 after purchasing an additional 2,844,402 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 20.6% in the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 5,108,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,699,000 after buying an additional 871,372 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 57.4% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,996,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,251,000 after buying an additional 1,821,854 shares during the period. 98.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust specializing in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics solutions. The company owns, operates, and develops a global network of cold storage facilities designed to support the storage, handling, and distribution of perishable products. Services include blast freezing, repacking, labeling, cross-docking, and transportation management, all integrated to streamline clients’ cold chain operations and help ensure product quality and safety from origin to point of consumption.

With roots dating back to the early 20th century, Americold has expanded through strategic acquisitions and facility development to become one of the world’s largest publicly traded cold storage providers.