209,764 Shares in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD Bought by Tudor Investment Corp ET AL

Key Points

• Tudor Investment Corp ET AL opened a new position in Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) in Q3, buying 209,764 shares worth about $2.57 million (≈0.07% ownership).
• Several large institutions also boosted stakes—Baupost (~$44.1M) and DAVENPORT (~$39.0M) added new positions, and American Century now holds 7,913,079 shares (~$96.9M); institutional ownership stands at about 98.14%.
• Financial and market context: Americold missed EPS (reported $(0.31) vs. $0.37 est.), set FY2026 guidance of 1.200–1.300 EPS, carries a consensus "Hold" with a $14.30 target, and pays a $0.23 quarterly dividend (≈7.7% yield) despite a negative payout ratio.

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 209,764 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,568,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL owned about 0.07% of Americold Realty Trust as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Baupost Group LLC MA acquired a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter worth about $44,064,000. DAVENPORT & Co LLC acquired a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter worth about $38,980,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 53.4% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,913,079 shares of the company's stock worth $96,856,000 after purchasing an additional 2,754,751 shares in the last quarter. Private Management Group Inc. increased its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 80.5% in the 3rd quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 4,004,568 shares of the company's stock worth $49,016,000 after purchasing an additional 1,786,218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 61.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,461,903 shares of the company's stock worth $54,614,000 after purchasing an additional 1,689,914 shares in the last quarter. 98.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on COLD. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Citigroup upped their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Scotiabank raised Americold Realty Trust to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. UBS Group upped their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $14.30.

Americold Realty Trust Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE COLD opened at $11.99 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.35. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a one year low of $10.10 and a one year high of $20.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a P/E ratio of -29.97, a P/E/G ratio of 4.19 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.12 and a quick ratio of 0.12.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.31) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.68). Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.71% and a negative net margin of 4.40%.The business had revenue of $658.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.37 EPS. The company'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. Research analysts expect that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%. Americold Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -230.00%.

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.

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