Contrasting Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and BWP Trust (OTCMKTS:BUNNF)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Americold Realty Trust and BWP Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americold Realty Trust	3	9	4	0	2.06
BWP Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Americold Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $15.63, indicating a potential upside of 4.87%. Given Americold Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than BWP Trust.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and BWP 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%
BWP Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and BWP Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Americold Realty Trust	$2.60 billion	1.64	-$114.55 million	($1.59)	-9.38
BWP Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Americold Realty Trust beats BWP 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 BWP Trust

Established and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in 1998 (see prospectus), BWP Trust (BWP or the Trust) is a real estate investment trust investing in and managing commercial properties throughout Australia. The majority of the Trust's properties are large format retailing properties, in particular, Bunnings Warehouses, leased to Bunnings Group Limited (Bunnings). Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and outdoor living products in Australia and New Zealand, and a major supplier to project builders, commercial trades people, and the housing industry. Full details on the Trust's property portfolio can be found in the Our Properties section of this website. The Trust is managed by an external responsible entity, BWP Management Limited (the responsible entity) which is appointed under the Trust's constitution and operates under an Australian Financial Services Licence. The responsible entity is committed to managing the Trust solely and is paid an annual fee based on the gross assets of the Trust. Both Bunnings and the responsible entity are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Wesfarmers Limited (Wesfarmers), one of Australia's largest listed companies. Wesfarmers also owns approximately 24.75 per cent of the issued units in the Trust.