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CALGARY, AB , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (CPKC) and Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: COLD) today announced plans to formally explore co-development opportunities in Mexico as part of their continued strategic collaboration focused on optimizing temperature-sensitive commodity flows between the United States, Mexico and Canada. Americold and CPKC established a strategic collaboration in June 2023 to optimize temperature controlled logistics across North America.

The industrial REIT sector has seen significant price corrections due to changing macroeconomic factors, making current pricing more investible. Investor enthusiasm has waned, reflected in falling AFFO multiples from 35.5x in 2021 to 20.5x recently. Despite strong demand, new supply has suppressed rent growth and occupancy, leading to tepid SSNOI growth.

ATLANTA, GA., Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD) was recently honored when its Russellville, Arkansas facility was recognized as the winner of the 2024 Built By The Best Award by the Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA). This award further highlights Americold's best-in-class design, innovation in construction, and operational capabilities, after this facility was recently named Site of the Year by one of Americold's largest customers for its flawless startup and ramp to full capacity.

REITs are poised for growth with stabilizing interest rates, low new supply, and robust balance sheets supporting higher rents and long-term asset growth. Healthcare REITs benefit from strong senior housing demand and limited new supply, despite valuation debates and management changes at Healthcare Realty. Multifamily and single-family rental sectors show regional variability, but long-term growth driven by demographic trends.

Americold Realty Trust, the largest tradeable cold-storage REIT, has underperformed due to management miscalculations and excess capacity. I like the cold-storage industry long-term, and furthermore wonder whether incoming Trump Administration policies could cause a business inflection. Americold's leadership team is relatively new, and might be on a short leash to improve results or be replaced.

The most oversold stocks in the real estate sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

U.S. equity markets soared to record highs this week after President-elect Trump scored a surprisingly decisive election victory, including a likely "trifecta" of Republican legislative control in Congress. The outcome sparked powerful moves across global financial markets as investors priced in a combination of domestic-focused and "pro-growth" economic policies but also reflected concern over deficits and immigration policy. Characteristic of the "Trump trade" dynamic, smaller-cap companies led the surge, outperforming mega-cap technology and international-heavy peers. The S&P Small-Cap 600 soared 9%, outpacing 5% gains from the S&P 500.

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Kevin Reed - VP, IR George Chappelle - CEO Robert Chambers - President, Americas Jay Wells - CFO Conference Call Participants Nicholas Thillman - Baird Michael Mueller - J.P. Morgan Samir Khanal - Evercore ISI Vince Tibone - Green Street Josh Dennerlein - Bank of America Ki Bin Kim - Truist Securities Michael Carroll - RBC Capital Markets Todd Thomas - KeyBanc Capital Markets Blaine Heck - Wells Fargo Operator Greetings, and welcome to Americold Realty Trust Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Americold Realty Trust (COLD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Americold Realty Trust Inc. (COLD) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.35 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.36 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.32 per share a year ago.