Americold Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: COLD) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2688858 compared to its previous closing price of 16.93. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.70% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-13 that Cold storage is a complex, capital-intensive real estate niche with strong long-term demand, but recent oversupply and market headwinds have pressured REIT valuations. COLD and LINE are the two largest cold storage REITs, with COLD offering a more traditional, conservative business model and LINE focusing on tech-driven, aggressive growth. Despite both facing industry challenges, COLD’s established portfolio, conservative expansion, and higher dividend yield make it more appealing compared to LINE’s premium valuation and riskier strategy.
Is It Worth Investing in Americold Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: COLD) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for COLD is at 0.85. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for COLD is 284.02M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.04% of that float. The average trading volume for COLD on June 25, 2025 was 3.06M shares.
COLD’s Market Performance
COLD stock saw an increase of 3.70% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.46% and a quarterly increase of -19.58%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.23%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.60% for Americold Realty Trust Inc (COLD).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.60% for COLD’s stock, with a -21.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of COLD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COLD stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for COLD by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for COLD in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $21 based on the research report published on June 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BNP Paribas Exane, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see COLD reach a price target of $18. The rating they have provided for COLD stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 12th, 2025.
Scotiabank gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to COLD, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on May 15th of the current year.
COLD Trading at -3.57% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought COLD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.96% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COLD starting from Chappelle George F. Jr., who purchase 110,000 shares at the price of $17.99 back on May 12 ’25. After this action, Chappelle George F. Jr. now owns 110,000 shares of Americold Realty Trust Inc, valued at $1,978,570 using the latest closing price.
Wells Jay, the EVP & CFO of Americold Realty Trust Inc, purchase 10,000 shares at $17.91 during a trade that took place back on May 12 ’25, which means that Wells Jay is holding 10,000 shares at $179,120 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for COLD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Americold Realty Trust Inc stands at -0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -3.56, with -1.54 for asset returns.
Based on Americold Realty Trust Inc (COLD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.76.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 392.96 million with net debt to EBITDA at 10.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.94for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.81.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Americold Realty Trust Inc (COLD) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
