Vanguard Group Inc. Purchases 388,809 Shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Key Points

• Vanguard increased its stake by 388,809 shares to 38,597,711 shares, owning about 13.55% of Americold (worth ~$496.4M) as institutional ownership stands at 98.14%.
• Americold reported Q4 EPS of ($0.31) (missing the $0.37 consensus) with revenue of $658.45M, and set FY2026 guidance of 1.20–1.30 EPS.
• The company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.23 (annualized yield ~7.7%) despite a negative payout ratio, while analysts are mixed—average rating "Reduce" with an average price target of $14.10.

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Free Report) by 1.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 38,597,711 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 388,809 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 13.55% of Americold Realty Trust worth $496,367,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TBH Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Americold Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at $1,163,000. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. grew its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 52.3% in the 4th quarter. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. now owns 31,355 shares of the company's stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 10,767 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 23.0% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,710 shares of the company's stock worth $241,000 after buying an additional 3,499 shares during the period. Franchise GP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth about $216,000. Finally, Novem Group purchased a new position in Americold Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at about $177,000. Institutional investors own 98.14% of the company's stock.

Americold Realty Trust Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:COLD opened at $11.99 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.29. The company has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a PE ratio of -29.98 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 12 month low of $10.10 and a 12 month high of $18.59.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.68). The firm had revenue of $658.45 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $654.55 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.71% and a negative net margin of 4.40%.The business's quarterly revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.37 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Americold Realty Trust's payout ratio is currently -230.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on COLD shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Scotiabank raised Americold Realty Trust to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Compass Point assumed coverage on Americold Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $14.50 target price on the stock. Citigroup increased their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Barclays lowered shares of Americold Realty Trust from an "overweight" rating to an "underweight" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $15.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target 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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