Jump Financial LLC Has $954,000 Position in Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD)

Jump Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Free Report) by 412.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 44,575 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 35,875 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC's holdings in Americold Realty Trust were worth $954,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 139.3% during the 4th quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 61,788 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,322,000 after purchasing an additional 35,973 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Americold Realty Trust by 132.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,951,001 shares of the company's stock worth $63,151,000 after acquiring an additional 1,678,949 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 857,571 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,352,000 after acquiring an additional 57,248 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,226,026 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,237,000 after purchasing an additional 29,580 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,155,686 shares of the company's stock worth $88,932,000 after purchasing an additional 255,632 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.14% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on COLD shares. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Barclays raised Americold Realty Trust from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $28.00 to $24.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $28.00.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Down 1.2 %

COLD stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $19.91. The company had a trading volume of 1,206,720 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,181,636. The company has a 50 day moving average of $20.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.22. The company has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion, a P/E ratio of -58.56, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.77. Americold Realty Trust, Inc. has a 1 year low of $16.67 and a 1 year high of $30.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.27. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 2.70% and a negative net margin of 3.54%. The business had revenue of $666.44 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $684.03 million. On average, equities research analysts expect that Americold Realty Trust, Inc. will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.62%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th. This is a positive change from Americold Realty Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Americold Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -270.59%.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust, which focuses on the ownership, operation, development, and acquisition of temperature-controlled warehouses. It operates through the following segments: Warehouse, Third-Party Managed, Transportation, and Other. The Warehouse segment collects rent and storage fees from customers to store frozen and perishable food and other products within the firm's real estate portfolio.