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

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Evercore raised shares of Americold Realty Trust from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $18.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Americold Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Four research 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, Americold Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.25.

Americold Realty Trust Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE COLD opened at $14.01 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. Americold Realty Trust has a 52-week low of $10.10 and a 52-week high of $16.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $15.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.53. The stock has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -35.91 and a beta of 0.97.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported ($1.19) EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $662.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $613.54 million. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 3.73% and a negative net margin of 4.29%.Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.15 EPS for the current 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. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -235.90%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Americold Realty Trust

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Baupost Group LLC MA acquired a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the third quarter worth $44,064,000. Rush Island Management LP acquired a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $37,663,000. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 114.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,330,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,548,000 after buying an additional 2,844,402 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Americold Realty Trust by 658.6% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,834,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,445,000 after buying an additional 2,460,503 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Americold Realty Trust by 57.4% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,996,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,251,000 after acquiring an additional 1,821,854 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.