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 guidance of 1.510-1.590 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.260. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Americold Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of Americold Realty Trust stock traded up $1.10 during trading on Thursday, reaching $22.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,082,587 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,723,472. 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 has a 12-month low of $20.41 and a 12-month high of $30.45. The company has a market capitalization of $6.29 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $21.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.84.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Americold Realty Trust will post 1.37 EPS for the current year.

Americold Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.98%. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -87.13%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Citigroup reduced their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $30.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Barclays dropped their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Americold Realty Trust from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Raymond James lowered their price target on Americold Realty Trust from $31.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $29.17.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Robert E. Harris sold 1,836 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the senior vice president now owns 1,837 shares in the company, valued at $41,589.68. The trade was a 49.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company 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.