Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD Shares Purchased by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP raised its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 3,542.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 189,169 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 183,975 shares during the quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP owned approximately 0.07% of Americold Realty Trust worth $2,315,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of COLD. AGF Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 49.2% during the 2nd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 182,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,039,000 after purchasing an additional 60,276 shares during the last quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the third quarter valued at approximately $485,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 23.7% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 921,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,282,000 after buying an additional 176,581 shares during the period. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd boosted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 70.0% during the third quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd now owns 220,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,703,000 after acquiring an additional 90,912 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chilton Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 3,914.2% in the 3rd quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 454,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,654,000 after acquiring an additional 442,970 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

COLD stock opened at $12.69 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of -31.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $12.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.79. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.10 and a 12-month high of $23.03.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). Americold Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 4.40% and a negative return on equity of 3.64%. The firm had revenue of $658.45 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. As a group, research 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. Americold Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently -230.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $15.00 to $12.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 14th. 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 research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Scotiabank raised their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Zacks Research upgraded Americold Realty Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Americold Realty Trust has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $14.38.

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.