Contrasting Mapletree Industrial Trust (OTCMKTS:MAPIF) and Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD)

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and Mapletree Industrial Trust (OTCMKTS:MAPIF) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Americold Realty Trust	-17.44%	-16.14%	-5.68%
Mapletree Industrial Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Americold Realty Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americold Realty Trust	4	8	4	0	2.00
Mapletree Industrial Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Americold Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $15.46, indicating a potential upside of 5.63%. Given Americold Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than Mapletree Industrial Trust.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and Mapletree Industrial Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Americold Realty Trust	$2.60 billion	1.61	-$114.55 million	($1.59)	-9.21
Mapletree Industrial Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Mapletree Industrial Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Americold Realty Trust.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Americold Realty Trust beats Mapletree Industrial Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The Third-Party Managed segment manages warehouses on behalf of third parties and provides warehouse management services to food retailers and manufacturers in customer-owned facilities. The Transportation segment is involved in brokering and managing transportation of frozen and perishable food and other products. The Other segment includes ownership in a limestone quarry in Carthage, Missouri. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

About Mapletree Industrial Trust

Mapletree Industrial Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on the Main Board of Singapore Exchange. Its principal investment strategy is to invest in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate used primarily for industrial purposes in Singapore and income-producing real estate used primarily as data centres worldwide beyond Singapore, as well as real estate-related assets. As at 31 December 2023, MIT's total assets under management was S$9.2 billion, which comprised 56 properties in North America (including 13 data centres held through the joint venture with Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd), 85 properties in Singapore and one property in Japan. MIT's property portfolio includes Data Centres, Hi-Tech Buildings, Business Park Buildings, Flatted Factories, Stack-up/Ramp-up Buildings and Light Industrial Buildings. MIT is managed by Mapletree Industrial Trust Management Ltd. and sponsored by Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd.