WINTON GROUP Ltd Trims Stock Holdings in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

WINTON GROUP Ltd decreased its position in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 23.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 166,649 shares of the company’s stock after selling 50,951 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Americold Realty Trust were worth $2,143,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in COLD. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 42.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,098,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,025,000 after acquiring an additional 626,160 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the 1st quarter worth $240,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 71,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,531,000 after acquiring an additional 5,693 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in Americold Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter worth $86,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Americold Realty Trust by 252.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,593 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

NYSE:COLD opened at $14.73 on Monday. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a one year low of $10.10 and a one year high of $18.08. 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 firm has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -37.77 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $13.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.64.

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

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -235.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

COLD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $13.00 target price for the company. Compass Point began coverage on Americold Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $14.50 target price for the company. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Americold Realty Trust presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $14.93.

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.