Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Stake in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Free Report) by 8.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 4,002,156 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 296,199 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 1.40% of Americold Realty Trust worth $45,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. TBH Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Americold Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth about $1,163,000. Cambiar Investors LLC lifted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 47.6% during the fourth quarter. Cambiar Investors LLC now owns 452,272 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,816,000 after purchasing an additional 145,940 shares during the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC lifted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 1,061.2% during the fourth quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 134,109 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,725,000 after purchasing an additional 122,560 shares during the last quarter. Bayhunt Capital LLC bought a new position in Americold Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $8,419,000. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new position in Americold Realty Trust during the third quarter worth about $2,568,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.14% of the company's stock.

Americold Realty Trust Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Americold Realty Trust stock opened at $14.11 on Monday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $15.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.10 and a 12-month high of $16.88. The company has a market cap of $4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -36.17 and a beta of 0.97.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.33. The company had revenue of $629.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $613.77 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 4.29% and a negative return on equity of 3.73%. Americold Realty Trust's revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.34 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.5%. Americold Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -235.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on COLD shares. Scotiabank set a $15.00 price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Robert W. Baird set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a report on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Evercore raised Americold Realty Trust from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $18.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, June 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $15.25.

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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