Americold Realty Trust (COLD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics real estate and value added services. Focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, Americold owns and/or operates 245 temperature-controlled warehouses, with approximately 1.5 billion refrigerated cubic feet of storage, in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. Americold's facilities are an integral component of the supply chain connecting food producers, processors, distributors and retailers to consumers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.01 to $21.69
• 50-Day Range: $21.03 to $27.03
• 52-Week Range: $21.01 to $30.59
• Volume: 3.81 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.10%
• Price Target: $29.17
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Americold Realty Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Americold Realty Trust scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Americold Realty Trust has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Americold Realty Trust has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Americold Realty Trust are expected to grow by 7.97% in the coming year, from $1.38 to $1.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Americold Realty Trust is -21.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Americold Realty Trust is -21.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Americold Realty Trust has a PEG Ratio of 1.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Americold Realty Trust has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.82% of the outstanding shares of Americold Realty Trust have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Americold Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Americold Realty Trust has recently increased by 5.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Americold Realty Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.06%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Americold Realty Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Americold Realty Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.06% next year. This indicates that Americold Realty Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.18

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.82% of the outstanding shares of Americold Realty Trust have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Americold Realty Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Americold Realty Trust has recently increased by 5.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.50

News Sentiment

Americold Realty Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Americold Realty Trust this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for COLD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Americold Realty Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Americold Realty Trust insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $41,567.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.17% of the stock of Americold Realty Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.14% of the stock of Americold Realty Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

COLD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have COLD shares performed this year?

Americold Realty Trust's stock was trading at $30.27 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, COLD shares have decreased by 29.0% and is now trading at $21.48.
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How were Americold Realty Trust's earnings last quarter?

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.35. Americold Realty Trust's revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis.

When did Americold Realty Trust IPO?

Americold Realty Trust (COLD) raised $360 million in an initial public offering on Friday, January 19th 2018. The company issued 24,000,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and Baird, Citizens Capital Markets, Raymond James, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, BB&T Capital Markets and BTIG were co-managers.

Who are Americold Realty Trust's major shareholders?

Americold Realty Trust's top institutional shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (5.29%), FMR LLC (4.67%), State Street Corp (3.59%) and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (1.80%). Insiders that own company stock include James C Snyder Jr, Thomas C Novosel, Robert E Harris and Robert Scott Chambers.
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How do I buy shares of Americold Realty Trust?

Shares of COLD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Americold Realty Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Americold Realty Trust investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:COLD
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1455863
• Web: www.americold.com
• Phone: (678) 441-1400
• Fax: 678-441-6824
• Employees: 14,706
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $29.17
• High Stock Price Target: $34.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.01)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.57
• P/E Growth: 1.8
• Net Income: $-336,210,000.00
• Net Margins: -10.63%
• Pretax Margin: -10.71%
• Return on Equity: -8.08%
• Return on Assets: -3.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 0.15
• Quick Ratio: 0.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.28
• Cash Flow: $0.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 195.09
• Book Value: $12.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 284,258,000
• Free Float: 283,775,000
• Market Cap: $6.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59