D.A. Davidson & CO. Buys New Stake in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Key Points

• D.A. Davidson & Co. initiated a new position in Americold, buying 149,540 shares (~$1.92M), and institutional investors now own about 98.14% of the company.
• Quarterly results missed: Americold reported EPS of ($0.31) vs. $0.37 expected while revenue of $658.5M slightly topped estimates, and it set FY2026 guidance of 1.20–1.30 EPS (analysts average ~1.18).
• High yield but mixed outlook: the stock yields ~7.5% on a $0.23 quarterly dividend despite negative payout metrics, trades near $12.32 with a negative P/E, and carries a consensus rating of "Reduce" (average target ~$14.10).

D.A. Davidson & CO. purchased a new position in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 149,540 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,923,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. owned about 0.05% of Americold Realty Trust as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of COLD. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,612 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 806 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC grew its position in Americold Realty Trust by 90.4% in the third quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,161 shares of the company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Americold Realty Trust by 252.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,224 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,593 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 63.3% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,446 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 948 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avalon Trust Co bought a new stake in Americold Realty Trust during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.14% of the company's stock.

Americold Realty Trust Trading Up 0.7%

COLD opened at $12.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.79, a P/E/G ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.89. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $12.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.31. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a one year low of $10.10 and a one year high of $19.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 0.12.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.31) earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $654.55 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.37 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.18 EPS for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Americold Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently -230.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COLD has been the subject of several analyst reports. Scotiabank raised Americold Realty Trust to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Barclays lowered shares of Americold Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to an "underweight" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $15.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of Americold Realty Trust from a "buy" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $13.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $14.10.

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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