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Options put/call open interest 0.58, read 2026-11-07
Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price16.01 USD
Fair value16.00
Ethical score70.0/100
Value readFairas of 6 Nov 2026
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-30Read Accumulation14.59+9.7% to today ✓Markdown gives way to Accumulation after a 6% rise in 3 weeks
2026-10-11Read Markdown13.81+15.9% to today Distribution gives way to Markdown
2026-10-02Read Distribution13.81+15.9% to today Markup gives way to Distribution
2026-07-02Read Markup14.46+10.7% to today ✓First review on file: Markup
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. holds its Accumulation at $16.01. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 63 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-11-06
Phase
Accumulation
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 63 days
Price at the screen
$16.01
Valuation
N/A trailing · -72.33 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 70.0
Beta
0.97
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
55.39%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 55.4% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
0.00%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
6.22%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 6.2% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.12%
Below 5%
Only 0.1% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
Americold Realty Trust,'s business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 55% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-11-07. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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What the Numbers Say It Is Worth
The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Fair vs our fair value, as of 6 Nov 2026: it trades above our $16.00 fair value estimate, 1.80% revenue growth.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-06 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 0.1% above the base estimate.
Where our models see it going: fair-value estimate $16.00, with a range of $13.00 to $21.00, dated to the 2026-11-06 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Cold Storage REIT Priced Well Beyond Its Worth
Picture a global network of giant freezers moving food from farm to fork, yet the business reports zero revenue growth and is losing money at a four percent profit margin. Americold sits at almost sixteen dollars while our fair value sits at eight, a gap that leaves no margin of safety at all. The forward multiple of six hundred times earnings tells you the market is paying for something the numbers simply do not support.
We pass because the price already embeds optimism the current results refuse to back. Return on equity is negative, growth has flatlined, and even the consensus target from seventeen analysts offers little cushion once you adjust for those fundamentals. Ethical clearance does not change the fact that the valuation leaves no room for the execution risks that come with running temperature controlled warehouses across four continents.
High debt loads typical in this sector could amplify any slowdown in food logistics volumes, and a prolonged period of losses would erode book value further. The gap between price and fair value is the clearest warning sign here. Analysis, not advice.
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-11-05Accumulation$15.19+4.3%Entry 17
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 4.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-11-04Accumulation$14.56+1.3%Entry 16
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 1.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-11-03Accumulation$14.37+0.0%Entry 15
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-11-02Accumulation$14.37+0.0%Entry 14
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-11-01Accumulation$14.37-1.5%Entry 13
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 1.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-31Accumulation$14.59+0.0%Entry 12
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 0.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-29Markdown$14.47+2.6%Entry 10
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 2.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-25Markdown$14.10+1.3%Entry 9
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 1.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 7% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16.
2026-10-18Markdown$13.92+0.8%Entry 8
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 0.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (16 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $16.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
