Short Interest in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) Decreases By 14.0%

Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 20,628,535 shares, a decline of 14.0% from the February 12th total of 23,978,762 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,106,759 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 7.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 7.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 7,106,759 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Americold Realty Trust

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in COLD. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 125.7% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 9,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,000 after purchasing an additional 5,320 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Americold Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $255,000. Flax Pond Capital LLC purchased a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,567,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 70.3% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 725,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,350,000 after buying an additional 299,389 shares in the last quarter. Finally, White Knight Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $132,000. 98.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:COLD traded up $0.58 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $11.97. The stock had a trading volume of 3,511,667 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,937,031. Americold Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $10.10 and a 1 year high of $22.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $12.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.61. The company has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a PE ratio of -29.91, a P/E/G ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 0.89.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.31) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.68). Americold Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 4.40% and a negative return on equity of 3.71%. The firm had revenue of $658.45 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.37 EPS. Americold Realty Trust’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -230.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COLD has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Americold Realty Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Bank of America cut shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $13.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.38.

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.