Presima Securities ULC Raises Stock Position in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Presima Securities ULC lifted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 10.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 885,577 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 81,263 shares during the period. Americold Realty Trust comprises 3.0% of Presima Securities ULC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Presima Securities ULC owned approximately 0.31% of Americold Realty Trust worth $10,839,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in Americold Realty Trust by 49,833.3% during the second quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,495 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 90.4% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 806 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 252.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 1,593 shares during the period. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 10,869.6% in the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 2,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on COLD. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Zacks Research raised shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $13.00 target price (down previously from $16.00) on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.85.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of NYSE:COLD opened at $11.97 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $12.78 and its 200 day moving average is $12.92. The stock has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of -54.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.91. Americold Realty Trust Inc. 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 ($0.31) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 1.96% and a negative net margin of 2.39%.Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -418.18%.

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.