Contrasting FIBRA Terrafina (OTCMKTS:CBAOF) & Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD)

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) and FIBRA Terrafina (OTCMKTS:CBAOF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.1% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Americold Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Americold Realty Trust and FIBRA Terrafina, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Americold Realty Trust	3	9	4	0	2.06
FIBRA Terrafina	0	0	0	0	0.00

Americold Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $15.63, indicating a potential upside of 3.88%. Given Americold Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Americold Realty Trust is more favorable than FIBRA Terrafina.

Profitability

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and FIBRA Terrafina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Americold Realty Trust	-17.44%	-16.14%	-5.68%
FIBRA Terrafina	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Americold Realty Trust and FIBRA Terrafina”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Americold Realty Trust	$2.60 billion	1.65	-$114.55 million	($1.59)	-9.47
FIBRA Terrafina	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

FIBRA Terrafina has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Americold Realty Trust.

Summary

Americold Realty Trust beats FIBRA Terrafina on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which focuses on the ownership, operation, development, and acquisition of temperature-controlled warehouses. It operates through the following segments: Warehouse, Third-Party Managed, Transportation, and Other. The Warehouse segment collects rent and storage fees from customers to store frozen and perishable food and other products within the firm’s real estate portfolio. The Third-Party Managed segment manages warehouses on behalf of third parties and provides warehouse management services to food retailers and manufacturers in customer-owned facilities. The Transportation segment is involved in brokering and managing transportation of frozen and perishable food and other products. The Other segment includes ownership in a limestone quarry in Carthage, Missouri. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

About FIBRA Terrafina

Terrafina (BMV:TERRA13) is a Mexican real estate investment trust formed primarily to acquire, develop, lease and manage industrial real estate properties in Mexico. Terrafina’s portfolio consists of attractive, strategically located warehouses and other light manufacturing properties throughout the Central, Bajío and Northern regions of Mexico. It is internally managed by highly qualified industry specialists and externally advised by PGIM Real Estate. Terrafina owns 291 real estate properties, including 287 developed industrial facilities with a collective GLA of approximately 42.8 million square feet and 4 land reserve parcels, designed to preserve the organic growth capability of the portfolio. Terrafina’s objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns for the holders of its certificates through stable distributions and capital appreciations. Terrafina aims to achieve this objective through a successful performance of its industrial real estate and complementary properties, strategic acquisitions, access to a high level of institutional support, and an effective management and corporate governance structure.