Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.200-1.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.570. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE COLD traded up $1.84 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $13.84. 7,903,467 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,892,696. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.92. The company has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a P/E ratio of -62.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.91. Americold Realty Trust has a 52-week low of $10.10 and a 52-week high of $23.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $658.45 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 1.96% and a negative net margin of 2.39%.Americold Realty Trust’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 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 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -418.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on COLD shares. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $13.00 price objective (down previously from $16.00) on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $15.00 to $12.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quarry LP increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 1,094.1% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 9,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,000 after acquiring an additional 8,479 shares in the last quarter. Armistice Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Americold Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $140,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in Americold Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $94,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 156.6% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 6,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 3,839 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 59.4% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 6,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,000 after purchasing an additional 2,535 shares during the last quarter. 98.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Americold Realty Trust Company 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.