Americold Realty Trust (COLD) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) is expected to be issuing its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, August 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.34 per share and revenue of $644.95 million for the quarter. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.420-1.520 EPS.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.35 by ($0.01). Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.60% and a negative net margin of 4.58%. The company had revenue of $628.98 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $667.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.37 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Americold Realty Trust to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

Americold Realty Trust stock opened at $16.41 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -38.15, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a current ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Americold Realty Trust has a 12 month low of $15.45 and a 12 month high of $29.87. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $16.66 and its 200-day moving average is $19.14.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.6%. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -213.95%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on COLD shares. Barclays dropped their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $27.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 16th. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded Americold Realty Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $18.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $23.00 to $18.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Americold Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $24.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Americold Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Jay Wells bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $17.91 per share, with a total value of $179,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $179,100. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO George F. Jr. Chappelle bought 110,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $17.99 per share, for a total transaction of $1,978,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,978,900. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $240,000. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 71,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,531,000 after acquiring an additional 5,693 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 42.5% during 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. Institutional investors own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust, which focuses on the ownership, operation, development, and acquisition of temperature-controlled warehouses. It operates through the following segments: Warehouse, Third-Party Managed, Transportation, and Other. The Warehouse segment collects rent and storage fees from customers to store frozen and perishable food and other products within the firm’s real estate portfolio.