Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD Shares Bought by Berkeley Capital Partners LLC

Berkeley Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 85.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 98,332 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,390 shares during the period. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Americold Realty Trust were worth $1,204,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in COLD. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 7.3% in the second quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 9,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after acquiring an additional 633 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 806 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC raised 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 worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 80,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $980,000 after purchasing an additional 1,103 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 12,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,000 after purchasing an additional 1,127 shares during the period. 98.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Americold Realty Trust News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Americold Realty Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management issued much stronger FY‑2026 EPS guidance (EPS range $1.20–$1.30) that sits well above prior street expectations, signaling management confidence in margin and cash‑flow recovery; this is the primary catalyst for the stock rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Fourth‑quarter AFFO/FFO came in at $0.38, beating consensus by $0.01 and improving year‑over‑year — a concrete operational beat that supports the raised guidance. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Investor commentary puts Americold in a “deep‑value turnaround” bucket: analysts highlight activist pressure, a new CEO, potential asset sales and cost cuts as clear catalysts that could re-rate the stock if execution continues. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company hosted a conference call and published slides — useful for investors wanting detail on assumptions behind guidance and planned cost actions; review the deck and transcript to vet the sustainability of the outlook. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Underlying fundamentals still show weaknesses: revenue declined ~1.2% YoY and the company reported a negative net margin and negative ROE, highlighting ongoing cyclicality and margin pressure in cold‑storage services that could limit upside if macro or execution falters. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on COLD. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $15.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 24th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $13.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Americold Realty Trust from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.85.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Up 15.6%

Shares of NYSE COLD opened at $13.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a current ratio of 0.11. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 1 year low of $10.10 and a 1 year high of $23.52. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.93. The firm has a market cap of $3.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -63.07, a PEG ratio of 4.26 and a beta of 0.91.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.01. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 1.96% and a negative net margin of 2.39%.The firm had revenue of $658.45 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.37 EPS. Americold Realty Trust’s quarterly revenue 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, equities analysts anticipate that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. Americold Realty Trust’s payout ratio is -418.18%.

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.