Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts give Americold Realty Trust a consensus “Hold” rating: Of 16 analysts, nine recommend holding, five recommend buying and two recommend selling. The average 12-month price target is $15.75 versus the stock’s reported $14.09 opening price.
• Quarterly results exceeded revenue expectations: Americold reported $0.35 in quarterly EPS and $662.89 million in revenue, above the $613.54 million consensus estimate, while revenue increased 1.9% year over year. The company forecasts fiscal 2026 EPS of $1.20–$1.30.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share: The annualized dividend is $0.92, representing a reported 6.5% yield. Institutional investors and hedge funds own approximately 98.14% of the stock.

Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the sixteen analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have assigned a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $15.75.

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Americold Realty Trust from an "underweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $16.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Evercore reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $19.00 target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, August 7th. 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. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and set a $16.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:COLD opened at $14.09 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.10 and a current ratio of 0.10. The business's fifty day moving average price is $14.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.12. The stock has a market cap of $4.02 billion, a PE ratio of -8.86 and a beta of 0.92. Americold Realty Trust has a one year low of $10.10 and a one year high of $16.88.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 the consensus estimate of $613.54 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 16.14% and a negative net margin of 17.44%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.36 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. Americold Realty Trust's payout ratio is currently -57.86%.

Institutional Trading of Americold Realty Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of COLD. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 15.5% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 21,801 shares of the company's stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 2,921 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 132.9% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 162,204 shares of the company's stock worth $2,550,000 after purchasing an additional 92,563 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 84.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 28,525 shares of the company's stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 13,100 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 368.4% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 7,311 shares of the company's stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 5,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, West Family Investments Inc. acquired a new position in Americold Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $176,000. 98.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Americold Realty Trust Company Profile

Americold Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops temperature-controlled storage and distribution facilities. The company provides refrigerated and frozen warehousing, inventory management, handling, transportation coordination and other supply-chain services for customers that require temperature-sensitive logistics.

Its customers include food producers, processors, retailers, restaurants, distributors and other businesses involved in the movement of perishable goods.

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