Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD Position Cut by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH decreased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 58.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 130,740 shares of the company’s stock after selling 185,189 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Americold Realty Trust were worth $1,681,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of COLD. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 42.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,098,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,025,000 after acquiring an additional 626,160 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Americold Realty Trust during the 1st quarter valued at about $240,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 71,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,531,000 after purchasing an additional 5,693 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter worth about $86,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 252.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on COLD shares. Scotiabank raised Americold Realty Trust to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Compass Point started coverage on Americold Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $14.50 price objective for the company. Citigroup raised their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Evercore set a $14.00 target price on Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $14.10.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:COLD opened at $12.32 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $12.12 and a 200-day moving average of $12.31. The firm has a market cap of $3.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.27 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a twelve month low of $10.10 and a twelve month high of $19.68.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.31) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.68). The business had revenue of $658.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is -230.00%.

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.