Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) Shares Gap Up – Here’s What Happened

Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) gapped up prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $14.03, but opened at $15.32. Americold Realty Trust shares last traded at $15.1840, with a volume of 912,169 shares changing hands.

More Americold Realty Trust News

Here are the key news stories impacting Americold Realty Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results exceeded expectations: Americold reported second-quarter adjusted FFO of $0.35 per share, above the $0.32 consensus estimate. Revenue reached approximately $662.9 million, well ahead of analysts’ $613.5 million forecast and up 1.9% year over year. Americold Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Full-year guidance was raised: The company provided 2026 EPS guidance of $1.20 to $1.30, above the $1.16 analyst consensus. Management also cited year-over-year revenue and occupancy growth, pointing to continued stabilization across the industry. Americold Q2 FFO and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Balance-sheet flexibility may improve: Americold said it advanced a strategic joint venture intended to strengthen its balance sheet and enhance financial flexibility, potentially supporting future investment and reducing financial pressure. Americold Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: FFO of $0.35 per share was slightly below the $0.36 reported in the year-ago quarter, indicating that the earnings beat was driven more by expectations and revenue performance than year-over-year FFO growth. Americold Q2 Earnings Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Investor investigation announced: Pomerantz LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of Americold investors. The notice did not establish wrongdoing, but such investigations can create uncertainty and weigh on sentiment if they lead to litigation or additional disclosures. Pomerantz Investor Alert

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on COLD. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Robert W. Baird set a $15.00 price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Americold Realty Trust has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.32.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $4.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.41 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $14.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.55. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.33. The company had revenue of $629.87 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $613.77 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 15.46% and a negative net margin of 17.44%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.34 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.1%. Americold Realty Trust’s payout ratio is -235.90%.

Institutional Trading of Americold Realty Trust

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,597,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,367,000 after acquiring an additional 388,809 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at $350,837,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $152,684,000. State Street Corp lifted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,713,586 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,203,000 after purchasing an additional 75,814 shares during the period. Finally, Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC lifted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 2.3% in the first quarter. Lasalle Investment Management Securities LLC now owns 6,962,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,791,000 after purchasing an additional 157,627 shares during the period. 98.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.