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

Presima Securities ULC lifted its stake in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 885,577 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 81,263 shares during the quarter. Americold Realty Trust comprises 3.0% of Presima Securities ULC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Presima Securities ULC’s holdings in Americold Realty Trust were worth $10,839,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Americold Realty Trust Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of COLD stock opened at $11.97 on Thursday. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $10.10 and a fifty-two week high of $23.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a PE ratio of -54.39, a P/E/G ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a current ratio of 0.11. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.92.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.68). Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 1.96% and a negative net margin of 2.39%.The business had revenue of $658.45 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. 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. Barclays dropped their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Evercore decreased their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup lowered their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.85.

Americold Realty Trust 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.