Americold Realty Trust (COLD) Competitors $16.15 -0.47 (-2.83%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.12 -0.03 (-0.19%) As of 04:10 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, WPC, HLI, AMH, 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), W.P. Carey (WPC), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), 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 W.P. Carey Houlihan Lokey American Homes 4 Rent Regency Centers Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation and earnings, COLD or EGP? EastGroup Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioAmericold Realty Trust$2.67B1.72-$94.31M-$0.43-37.56EastGroup Properties$640.23M13.73$227.75M$4.6335.60 Is COLD or EGP a better dividend stock? Americold Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Americold Realty Trust pays out -214.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EastGroup Properties pays out 121.0% 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and EastGroup Properties has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Americold Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals believe in COLD or EGP? 98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is COLD or EGP more profitable? EastGroup Properties has a net margin of 34.85% compared to Americold Realty Trust's net margin of -4.58%. 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 Americold Realty Trust-4.58% -3.60% -1.54% EastGroup Properties 34.85%7.29%4.67% Does the media prefer COLD or EGP? In the previous week, EastGroup Properties had 11 more articles in the media than Americold Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for EastGroup Properties and 8 mentions for Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 0.64 indicating that Americold Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Americold Realty Trust 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive EastGroup Properties 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend COLD or EGP? Americold Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $23.92, suggesting a potential upside of 48.09%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus target price of $189.31, suggesting a potential upside of 14.86%. Given Americold Realty Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Americold Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58EastGroup Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Which has more risk and volatility, COLD or EGP? Americold Realty Trust has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEastGroup Properties beats Americold Realty Trust on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding COLD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$4.60B$8.35B$12.09B$20.78BDividend Yield5.67%5.83%5.56%3.60%P/E Ratio-37.5636.4518.8227.72Price / Sales1.725.0626.0567.40Price / Cash16.9717.9321.5723.29Price / Book1.391.642.154.52Net Income-$94.31M$128.99M$999.65M$993.24M7 Day Performance-4.74%-3.36%-1.82%-2.56%1 Month Performance-2.71%0.06%1.73%2.01%1 Year Performance-46.04%-10.56%538.38%8.22% Americold Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COLDAmericold Realty Trust4.9382 of 5 stars$16.15-2.8%$23.92+48.1%-43.6%$4.60B$2.67B-37.5613,755Positive NewsEGPEastGroup Properties4.1643 of 5 stars$161.18-2.0%$190.00+17.9%-11.4%$8.77B$640.23M19.1190Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.5554 of 5 stars$48.81-2.0%$55.91+14.5%-7.7%$6.60B$669.64M17.61160Positive NewsPLDPrologis4.4119 of 5 stars$107.17-2.8%$120.74+12.7%-11.4%$102.34B$8.20B18.982,703Positive NewsSTAGStag Industrial4.1935 of 5 stars$34.75-2.5%$39.71+14.3%-11.6%$6.65B$767.38M14.6790News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTRNOTerreno Realty1.6731 of 5 stars$55.76-2.2%$65.90+18.2%-16.9%$5.89B$382.62M23.0940News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWELLWelltower4.1823 of 5 stars$158.42-1.9%$168.18+6.2%+48.7%$105.65B$7.99B35.98510Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastWPCW.P. Carey4.6321 of 5 stars$64.09-0.8%$104.22+62.6%+6.2%$14.15B$1.58B13.66190News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportHLIHoulihan Lokey4.3977 of 5 stars$192.87-1.6%$206.40+7.0%+29.8%$13.67B$2.39B31.201,100News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.4864 of 5 stars$35.30-2.0%$40.90+15.9%+0.0%$13.33B$1.73B20.011,730Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsREGRegency Centers3.7953 of 5 stars$70.04-1.6%$77.54+10.7%+8.3%$12.92B$1.45B16.29440Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EGP Alternatives FR Alternatives PLD Alternatives STAG Alternatives TRNO Alternatives WELL Alternatives WPC Alternatives HLI Alternatives AMH 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 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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