Head to Head Comparison: Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and FIBRA Macquarie México (OTCMKTS:DBMBF)

FIBRA Macquarie México (OTCMKTS:DBMBF) and Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares FIBRA Macquarie México and Americold Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIBRA Macquarie México	N/A	N/A	N/A
Americold Realty Trust	-17.44%	-16.14%	-5.68%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.2% of FIBRA Macquarie México shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Americold Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for FIBRA Macquarie México and Americold Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FIBRA Macquarie México	0	1	1	0	2.50
Americold Realty Trust	4	8	4	0	2.00

Americold Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $15.54, suggesting a potential upside of 2.74%. Given Americold Realty Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than FIBRA Macquarie México.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FIBRA Macquarie México and Americold Realty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FIBRA Macquarie México	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.65	3.72
Americold Realty Trust	$2.60 billion	1.66	-$114.55 million	($1.59)	-9.51

FIBRA Macquarie México has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Americold Realty Trust. Americold Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FIBRA Macquarie México, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

FIBRA Macquarie México beats Americold Realty Trust on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FIBRA Macquarie México

FIBRA Macquarie México (FIBRA Macquarie) (BMV:FIBRAMQ) is a real estate investment trust (fideicomiso de inversión en bienes raíces), or FIBRA, listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) targeting industrial, retail and office real estate opportunities in Mexico, with a primary focus on stabilized income-producing properties. FIBRA Macquarie's portfolio consists of 239 industrial properties and 17 retail properties, located in 20 cities across 16 Mexican states as of December 31, 2023. Nine of the retail properties are held through a 50/50 joint venture.

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. The Third-Party Managed segment manages warehouses on behalf of third parties and provides warehouse management services to food retailers and manufacturers in customer-owned facilities. The Transportation segment is involved in brokering and managing transportation of frozen and perishable food and other products. The Other segment includes ownership in a limestone quarry in Carthage, Missouri. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.