Americold Realty Trust (COLD) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Americold Realty Trust

COLD in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Americold owns and runs temperature-controlled warehouses that store and move food between growers, processors, distributors and retailers. It operates facilities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America, structured as a real estate investment trust. It is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Where it sits in the stack
Americold sits outside our Rubin AI build-out universe; in the diary's broader coverage it belongs to the industrial real estate sleeve, grouped with logistics and warehouse REITs rather than any chip, data-centre or power layer.
Who it is priced against
The diary has not assigned it a formal peer group; the name the market most often compares it with is Lineage Logistics, the other large cold-storage operator.
Why Closelook tracks it
It sits in the Russell 1000 but carries no Rubin or Halo seat and does not currently carry a Closelook score; it has not appeared in the diary's editions or quotes.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether sentiment on the shares shifts again after the recent move to a Neutral rating, and whether the stock steadies relative to its recent trend.

Americold Realty Trust (COLD) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for COLD, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: upgrade by Bank of America Securities, 2026-08-18

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for COLD from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Upgrade Bank of America Securities — Buy → Neutral Upgraded to Neutral from Buy 2026-08-18

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against REIT - Industrial · United States · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

REIT - Industrial · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against COLD on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 6.39%, quarterly · last 0.23 USD on 2026-06-30

Dividends and capital return

What COLD pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.92 USD per share · a 6.39% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +2.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.90 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.23 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-06-30
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.44 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.88 USD · 2025: 0.92 USD · 2026: 0.46 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-09-28

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Americold Realty Trust (COLD)?

Americold Realty Trust trades as COLD on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is COLD in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Americold Realty Trust is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does COLD trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -2.7% vs the 50-day and +7.5% vs the 200-day average, 14.6% below the 52-week high and +48.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Americold Realty Trust do?

Americold owns and runs temperature-controlled warehouses that store and move food between growers, processors, distributors and retailers. It operates facilities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America, structured as a real estate investment trust. It is based in Atlanta, Georgia. The diary has not assigned it a formal peer group; the name the market most often compares it with is Lineage Logistics, the other large cold-storage operator.

Where does Americold Realty Trust sit in the AI build-out?

Americold sits outside our Rubin AI build-out universe; in the diary's broader coverage it belongs to the industrial real estate sleeve, grouped with logistics and warehouse REITs rather than any chip, data-centre or power layer. It sits in the Russell 1000 but carries no Rubin or Halo seat and does not currently carry a Closelook score; it has not appeared in the diary's editions or quotes.

Does Americold Realty Trust pay a dividend?

Americold Realty Trust has paid 0.92 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 6.39% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.23 USD on 2026-06-30. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Americold Realty Trust recently?

The most recent analyst action on Americold Realty Trust on the Closelook wire is a upgrade by Bank of America Securities on 2026-08-18 (Buy → Neutral). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for COLD, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then REIT - Industrial, then Real Estate. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.