Americold Realty Trust Inc. (COLD) – What Are Researchers Thinking About This Stock?

Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have assigned a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $15.46.

COLD has been the topic of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Americold Realty Trust from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $16.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from $15.00 to $16.00 in a report on Tuesday, August 18th.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Performance

Americold Realty Trust stock opened at $14.33 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.80. The company has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.02 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.10 and a quick ratio of 0.10. Americold Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $10.10 and a fifty-two week high of $16.88.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $662.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $613.54 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 16.14% and a negative net margin of 17.44%. Americold Realty Trust’s revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.36 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.22 EPS for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 30th. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -57.86%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Americold Realty Trust

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $285,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 417,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,842,000 after purchasing an additional 9,410 shares in the last quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 7.5% during the third quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 99,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,385,000 after purchasing an additional 6,933 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 44.0% during the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 23,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $327,000 after purchasing an additional 7,156 shares during the period. Finally, Bright Futures Wealth Management LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the third quarter valued at approximately $197,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops temperature-controlled warehouses and distribution facilities. Through its operating platform, Americold Logistics, the company provides refrigerated and frozen storage, handling, transportation and supply-chain services for food producers, retailers, distributors and other customers.

Its facilities support the movement of perishable products, including meat, seafood, dairy, fruit, vegetables, prepared foods and pharmaceuticals.