SG Americas Securities LLC Takes Position in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 786,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,118,000. SG Americas Securities LLC owned approximately 0.28% of Americold Realty Trust at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 1.0% in the 3rd 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 period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter worth about $206,317,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,705,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,437,000 after acquiring an additional 493,256 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 53.4% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 7,913,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,856,000 after acquiring an additional 2,754,751 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC increased its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 11.9% in the third quarter. Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC now owns 6,955,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,133,000 after acquiring an additional 742,319 shares during the period. 98.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on COLD. Evercore set a $14.00 price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America cut Americold Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $13.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group increased their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.39.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of COLD stock opened at $10.95 on Monday. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 1 year low of $10.10 and a 1 year high of $21.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $12.44 and its 200-day moving average is $12.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.36, a PEG ratio of 3.82 and a beta of 0.89.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($0.31) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.68). Americold Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 4.40% and a negative return on equity of 3.71%. The company had revenue of $658.45 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.55 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.37 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -230.00%.

About Americold Realty Trust

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.