Berkeley Capital Partners LLC Has $1.94 Million Stock Position in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Berkeley Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 53.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 150,603 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,271 shares during the period. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC owned 0.05% of Americold Realty Trust worth $1,937,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LRI Investments LLC boosted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 90.4% during the third quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 100.0% during 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 last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 63.3% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 948 shares during the last quarter. Avalon Trust Co acquired a new stake in Americold Realty Trust during the third quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 51.1% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 942 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on COLD shares. Citigroup boosted their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Barclays cut Americold Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $15.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Bank of America cut Americold Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $13.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Scotiabank raised Americold Realty Trust to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Evercore set a $17.00 price target on Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $14.43.

Americold Realty Trust Trading Up 0.8%

Americold Realty Trust stock opened at $14.91 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a current ratio of 0.11. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $12.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.25 billion, a PE ratio of -38.24 and a beta of 0.89. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 52 week low of $10.10 and a 52 week high of $18.25.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.33. The business had revenue of $629.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $613.77 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.73% and a negative net margin of 4.29%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.18 earnings per share for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -235.90%.

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.