Diversify Advisory Services LLC Takes $917,000 Position in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 62,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $917,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 100.0% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 806 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 51.1% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 942 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 106.2% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,432 shares during the period. 98.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Americold Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. DA Davidson set a $16.00 target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday. Bank of America upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $15.00 to $16.00 in a report on Tuesday. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Americold Realty Trust has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.63.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Up 1.3%

COLD stock opened at $15.05 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.47 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a twelve month low of $10.10 and a twelve month high of $16.88. The company’s 50 day moving average is $14.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.66.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter. Americold Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 17.44% and a negative return on equity of 16.14%. The firm had revenue of $662.89 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $613.54 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.36 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Research analysts expect that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.