$COLD

Truist Securities maintained a Buy rating on Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD) with a $16.00 price target, raising 2026-2027 earnings estimates. The company's Q3 update showed strong performance, with shares up 9% YTD. Americold reported Q2 2026 revenue of $662.9M, beating estimates, and raised its full-year adjusted funds from operations outlook. Analysts cite improved occupancy and throughput as positive factors.

Americold Realty Trust (COLD) shares rose 2.5% after Scotiabank upgraded the stock to Sector Outperform, citing stabilizing fundamentals and a potential inflection point.

Analysts from Bernstein and Citi maintained Buy ratings on Equinix (EQIX) with price targets of $1270 and $1260, respectively. The stock closed at $1037.72. Wells Fargo and TipRanks reiterated a Hold rating on Americold Realty (COLD) with price targets of $14 and $16.25. The stock closed at $14.62.

Americold Realty Trust (COLD) raised $1.1B by contributing 12 warehouses to a joint venture with EQT, retaining 30%. The funds will repay debt, reducing annual interest expense by $46M. The deal lowers leverage but cuts 70% of equity cash flow from the warehouses.

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST (COLD) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. Exhibit 99.1 Atlanta, GA 678-459-1959 Investor.relations@americold.com Americold Successfully Closes $1.3 Billion North American Cold Storage Joint Venture with EQT ATLANTA, GA., August 31, 2026 – Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD), a global leader in temperature-controlled logi

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST (COLD) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Amendment and Restatement of Americold Logistics, LLC Executive Severance Benefits Plan On August 25, 2026, the Compensat

Americold Realty Trust and Ahold Delhaize USA terminated their agreement for a 329,199-square-foot cold-storage facility in Plainville, which is now up for sale. The property, built for Ahold Delhaize's grocery brands, has specialized refrigeration and automation. Americold expects a $305M-$320M impairment charge for the facility and a similar one in Pennsylvania, with a combined net book value of $455M.

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Americold Realty Trust (COLD) reported Q2 revenue of $662.89M and a net loss of $342.81M, driven by a $309.57M impairment of long-lived assets, and filed a universal shelf registration. The company also said ecommerce cold-chain services shipped over 1M direct-to-consumer packages in the past year and expanded two-day coverage to about 99.5% of the U.S. population via five sites using SmarTrakr.

Americold (COLD) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $662.9 million, up 1.9% year over year, with physical occupancy improving over 200 bps sequentially and nearly 300 bps from a year earlier. However, same-store net operating income fell 1.5% (2.2% constant currency) and Global Warehouse segment margin slipped 30 bps to 33.4%. Adjusted FFO was $0.35/share and full-year 2026 AFFO guidance raised to $1.26-$1.32. The company also discussed an EQT joint venture valuing the portfolio at about $1.3 billion.