Deutsche Bank AG Acquires New Position in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Key Points

• Deutsche Bank acquired 209,324 shares of Americold Realty Trust worth approximately $3.29 million, joining several other institutions that initiated positions during the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 98.14% of COLD.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed but centers on a “Hold” rating, with a consensus price target of $15.63. Recent target prices from major firms generally stand at $16.00.
• Americold reported quarterly revenue of $662.89 million, above estimates of $613.54 million, while earnings were $0.35 per share. Shares opened at $15.33, and the company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $1.20–$1.30.

Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 209,324 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,291,000. Deutsche Bank AG owned 0.07% of Americold Realty Trust as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Americold Realty Trust during the second quarter worth approximately $3,860,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC acquired a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at $3,281,000. Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new stake in Americold Realty Trust during the second quarter valued at about $2,510,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Americold Realty Trust during the second quarter worth about $45,227,000. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter worth about $327,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.14% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COLD has been the subject of several recent research reports. Bank of America raised shares of Americold Realty Trust from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $15.00 to $16.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $16.00 target price on Americold Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Four 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, Americold Realty Trust currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $15.63.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE COLD opened at $15.33 on Thursday. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 1 year low of $10.10 and a 1 year high of $16.88. The firm has a market cap of $4.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.64 and a beta of 0.97. 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 stock's 50-day simple moving average is $15.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.75.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 16.14% and a negative net margin of 17.44%.The firm had revenue of $662.89 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $613.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.36 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% 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 anticipate that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Profile

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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