Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.200-1.300 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.160. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

COLD has been the topic of several recent research reports. Scotiabank set a $15.00 target price on Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, July 24th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.25.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Up 2.9%

COLD traded up $0.41 during trading on Thursday, hitting $14.44. The stock had a trading volume of 7,489,778 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,865,826. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.54. 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 has a twelve month low of $10.10 and a twelve month high of $16.88. The company has a market capitalization of $4.12 billion, a PE ratio of -37.02 and a beta of 0.97.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $662.89 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $613.54 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.73% and a negative net margin of 4.29%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.36 earnings per share. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.4%. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -235.90%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Americold Realty Trust

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,612 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 806 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 63.3% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 948 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 252.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Americold Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at about $61,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

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.