50,420 Shares in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD Purchased by First National Bank Sioux Falls

First National Bank Sioux Falls acquired a new stake in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 50,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 100.0% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 806 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 51.1% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 942 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 63.3% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 948 shares during the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The lifted its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 13,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,000 after acquiring an additional 1,001 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 9.2% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 1,164 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on COLD. Robert W. Baird set a $15.00 target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a report on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup raised their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Evercore set a $17.00 price objective on Americold Realty Trust in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $13.00 target price on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $14.71.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE COLD opened at $13.98 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.99 billion, a P/E ratio of -35.84 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 12-month low of $10.10 and a 12-month high of $17.52. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.93.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.33. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.73% and a negative net margin of 4.29%.The firm had revenue of $629.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $613.77 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.34 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust’s revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.6%. Americold Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently -235.90%.

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.