Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Invests $2.57 Million in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 209,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,568,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LRI Investments LLC lifted 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 during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 806 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 63.3% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 948 shares during the period. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 252.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,593 shares in the last quarter. 98.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

NYSE:COLD opened at $10.95 on Friday. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a one year low of $10.10 and a one year high of $21.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 0.12. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of -27.36, a P/E/G ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $12.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.47.

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). The company had revenue of $658.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.71% and a negative net margin of 4.40%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.37 EPS. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.4%. Americold Realty Trust’s payout ratio is presently -230.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $13.00 price objective (down from $16.00) on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Citigroup upped their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $13.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.39.

About Americold Realty Trust

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.