Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD) Shares Bought by Boston Partners

Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Free Report) by 510.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 399,164 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 333,742 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners owned 0.14% of Americold Realty Trust worth $8,542,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of COLD. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 1,081.4% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,221 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P bought a new stake in Americold Realty Trust in the third quarter worth about $55,000. Vestcor Inc purchased a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $86,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 3,946.9% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,868 shares of the company's stock valued at $126,000 after buying an additional 5,723 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 100.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 7,783 shares of the company's stock worth $167,000 after buying an additional 3,903 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.14% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James dropped their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $31.00 to $27.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Monday, March 10th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $28.82.

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Americold Realty Trust Stock Down 0.4 %

NYSE:COLD traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $21.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,909,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,049,257. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $21.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a current ratio of 0.15. The company has a market capitalization of $6.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -63.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.57. Americold Realty Trust, Inc. has a 12 month low of $20.41 and a 12 month high of $30.45.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.27. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 2.70% and a negative net margin of 3.54%. The firm had revenue of $666.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $684.03 million. Equities analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust, Inc. will post 1.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.28%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This is a positive change from Americold Realty Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Americold Realty Trust's payout ratio is -270.59%.

Americold Realty Trust Company Profile

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.