Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.510-1.590 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.260. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Americold Realty Trust Trading Down 1.3 %

NYSE COLD traded down $0.28 on Friday, reaching $22.04. The company had a trading volume of 936,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,755,840. Americold Realty Trust has a 52 week low of $20.41 and a 52 week high of $30.45. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $21.57 and its 200-day moving average is $24.83. The stock has a market cap of $6.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.86, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 0.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.27. Americold Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 8.08% and a negative net margin of 10.63%. The company had revenue of $666.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $684.03 million. Equities analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.99%. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -87.13%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on COLD shares. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Raymond James reduced their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $31.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $31.00 to $27.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Americold Realty Trust from $31.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $29.17.

Insider Activity at Americold Realty Trust

In related news, SVP Robert E. Harris sold 1,836 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.64, for a total transaction of $41,567.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,589.68. This represents a 49.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

About Americold Realty Trust

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.