Jump Financial LLC Has $954,000 Stake in Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD)

Jump Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD - Free Report) by 412.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 44,575 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 35,875 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC's holdings in Americold Realty Trust were worth $954,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 1,081.4% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,221 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 2,033 shares in the last quarter. Vestcor Inc bought a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $86,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $86,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 2,681.3% during the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 4,311 shares of the company's stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 4,156 shares in the last quarter. 98.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of COLD traded down $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $19.91. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,206,720 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,179,376. The stock's 50-day moving average is $20.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.28. Americold Realty Trust, Inc. has a one year low of $16.67 and a one year high of $30.45. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $5.66 billion, a PE ratio of -58.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.77.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $684.03 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Americold Realty Trust, Inc. will post 1.47 EPS for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.62%. This is an increase from Americold Realty Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th. Americold Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -270.59%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on COLD. Citigroup reduced their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $28.00 to $24.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, Barclays raised Americold Realty Trust from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $28.00.

Americold Realty Trust 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.