Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD Position Raised by Kennedy Capital Management LLC

Kennedy Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 50.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 694,842 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 232,134 shares during the quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.24% of Americold Realty Trust worth $8,936,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 23.7% in 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 last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 1.0% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,208,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $467,677,000 after buying an additional 367,920 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Americold Realty Trust in the third quarter valued at $2,663,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Americold Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $10,118,000. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 39.9% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 4,456,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,307,000 after buying an additional 1,271,562 shares during the last quarter. 98.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Americold Realty Trust Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:COLD opened at $14.47 on Monday. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 1 year low of $10.10 and a 1 year high of $17.52. The stock has a market cap of $4.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -37.09 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a fifty day moving average of $13.59 and a 200-day moving average of $12.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a current ratio of 0.11.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $629.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $613.77 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.34 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.4%. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is -235.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on COLD. Barclays raised their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup increased their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Piper Sandler began coverage on Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $13.00 price target for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $15.00 price target on Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $14.71.

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.