Americold Realty Trust (COLD) Competitors $12.98 +0.57 (+4.59%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.08 +0.10 (+0.77%) As of 10/3/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock COLD vs. EGP, FR, PLD, STAG, TRNO, WELL, JEF, GLPI, DOC, and REGShould you be buying Americold Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Americold Realty Trust include EastGroup Properties (EGP), First Industrial Realty Trust (FR), Prologis (PLD), Stag Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), Welltower (WELL), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), and Regency Centers (REG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Americold Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors EastGroup Properties First Industrial Realty Trust Prologis Stag Industrial Terreno Realty Welltower Jefferies Financial Group Gaming and Leisure Properties Healthpeak Properties Regency Centers EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) and Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, EGP or COLD? EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Americold Realty Trust has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is EGP or COLD more profitable? EastGroup Properties has a net margin of 34.85% compared to Americold Realty Trust's net margin of -2.09%. EastGroup Properties' return on equity of 7.29% beat Americold Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EastGroup Properties34.85% 7.29% 4.67% Americold Realty Trust -2.09%-1.68%-0.69% Is EGP or COLD a better dividend stock? EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Americold Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. EastGroup Properties pays out 133.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Americold Realty Trust pays out -484.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EastGroup Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Americold Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Americold Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer EGP or COLD? In the previous week, Americold Realty Trust had 4 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Americold Realty Trust and 6 mentions for EastGroup Properties. Americold Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.80 indicating that Americold Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EastGroup Properties 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Americold Realty Trust 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, EGP or COLD? EastGroup Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EastGroup Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastGroup Properties$640.23M14.26$227.75M$4.6336.98Americold Realty Trust$2.62B1.41-$94.31M-$0.19-68.32 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EGP or COLD? 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate EGP or COLD? EastGroup Properties presently has a consensus target price of $188.38, indicating a potential upside of 10.01%. Americold Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 43.81%. Given Americold Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EastGroup Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Americold Realty Trust 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 SummaryEastGroup Properties beats Americold Realty Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Americold Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COLD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart COLD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmericold Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.53B$8.53B$12.63B$21.68BDividend Yield7.47%5.44%5.51%3.56%P/E Ratio-68.3282.20245.9329.80Price / Sales1.415.2731.9567.72Price / Cash12.9818.5522.4824.75Price / Book1.121.682.284.60Net Income-$94.31M$130.30M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance7.18%0.15%0.09%2.00%1 Month Performance-6.93%-1.66%0.98%3.87%1 Year Performance-52.93%-9.56%537.38%13.11% Americold Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COLDAmericold Realty Trust4.7474 of 5 stars$12.98+4.6%$18.67+43.8%-52.7%$3.53B$2.62B-68.3213,755Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑EGPEastGroup Properties4.7276 of 5 stars$169.26+0.6%$188.25+11.2%-5.2%$8.98B$640.23M36.5690Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastFRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.7647 of 5 stars$51.48+0.2%$55.00+6.8%-5.7%$6.80B$669.64M25.11160Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastPLDPrologis4.6982 of 5 stars$114.11-0.1%$122.58+7.4%-4.0%$106.00B$8.20B30.922,703Trending NewsSTAGStag Industrial4.4409 of 5 stars$34.85-0.2%$38.33+10.0%-4.9%$6.52B$767.38M27.4490News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastTRNOTerreno Realty3.5243 of 5 stars$56.42-2.2%$63.00+11.7%-10.9%$5.96B$382.62M22.3940Analyst ForecastWELLWelltower4.5626 of 5 stars$176.14+0.7%$179.42+1.9%+38.7%$116.98B$7.99B99.51510Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastJEFJefferies Financial Group4.8109 of 5 stars$66.67-0.1%$71.67+7.5%-0.2%$13.76B$7.03B25.167,822Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGLPIGaming and Leisure Properties4.6063 of 5 stars$46.870.0%$52.85+12.8%-8.3%$13.27B$1.53B18.1720Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDOCHealthpeak Properties4.888 of 5 stars$19.00+0.3%$21.45+12.9%-12.7%$13.16B$2.70B79.17200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastREGRegency Centers4.3885 of 5 stars$72.22+1.0%$78.73+9.0%+0.9%$12.98B$1.45B33.75440 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EGP Alternatives FR Alternatives PLD Alternatives STAG Alternatives TRNO Alternatives WELL Alternatives JEF Alternatives GLPI Alternatives DOC Alternatives REG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:COLD) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredArizona-made nanochips the new millionaire maker?George Gilder handed President Reagan the first microchip that helped create $6.5 trillion in wealth over the ...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredAmerica’s Lost StocksPorter Stansberry says the real fortunes aren’t in Tesla, Amazon, or AI — but in a handful of overlooked “lost...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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