Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) Stock Rated “Hold” by Wall Street Analysts

Shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $15.46.

COLD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $17.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a report on Monday, August 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Americold Realty Trust from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $19.00 price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of COLD. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 79.6% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 1,699 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 51.8% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,441 shares during the last quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 726.2% during the 1st quarter. Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 3,776 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at $75,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the second quarter worth $75,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

More Americold Realty Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Americold reported Q3 adjusted FFO of $0.35 per share, above the $0.32 FactSet estimate, while revenue rose 4.2% year over year to $691.6 million and exceeded expectations. The company also reported year-over-year revenue and NOI growth. Americold Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its 2026 adjusted FFO outlook for a second consecutive time, projecting $1.31–$1.33 per share. Improving warehouse performance and stabilizing cold-storage demand underpin the upgraded outlook. Americold raises full-year outlook as warehouse performance improves
• Positive Sentiment: The company highlighted a $1.15 billion reduction in outstanding debt; its EQT joint venture is also expected to lower annual interest expense by nearly $50 million, potentially easing financing costs. Americold projects 2026 AFFO and EQT joint venture interest savings
• Neutral Sentiment: Adjusted FFO was unchanged from the year-ago quarter. The earnings beat and guidance increase are encouraging, but flat per-share FFO shows that growth remains gradual. Americold Q3 adjusted FFO flat, revenue rises

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

Americold Realty Trust stock opened at $16.04 on Friday. Americold Realty Trust has a 12 month low of $10.10 and a 12 month high of $16.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The company has a market cap of $4.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.32 and a beta of 0.93. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.85.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.37. Americold Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 17.44% and a negative return on equity of 16.14%. The business had revenue of $691.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $640.82 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.35 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.22 EPS for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.7%. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -57.86%.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops temperature-controlled warehouses and distribution facilities. Through its operating platform, Americold Logistics, the company provides refrigerated and frozen storage, handling, transportation and supply-chain services for food producers, retailers, distributors and other customers.

Its facilities support the movement of perishable products, including meat, seafood, dairy, fruit, vegetables, prepared foods and pharmaceuticals.