Americold (COLD)
Real Estate · industrial REITs · NYSE
Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled infrastructure, providing vital cold storage and logistics solutions for the food supply chain.
What Americold does
Americold is a global real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation, and development of temperature-controlled warehouses. The company provides critical supply chain infrastructure for the food industry, offering cold storage, frozen and chilled storage solutions, and integrated transportation services.
Themes: cold chain logistics, food supply chain infrastructure, temperature-controlled real estate, REIT
Fundamentals
- Price$13.81 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$3.9B as of 2026-08-04 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+2.1% 2025-10-08 close $13.52 → 2026-10-08 close $13.81
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-4.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-4.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.84 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.2% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.74 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +6.4%; at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How COLD compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 154 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 25% 96 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 158 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 140 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 41 covered Real Estate peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
COLD is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
35.2 #1283 of 1,379 scored · #78 of 87 in Real Estate
Valuation 79th (price to book 1.6) and trend 56th (a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day); weakest is growth (13th, 3-year revenue CAGR -3.7%, revenue growth year over year -0.2%).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. COLD paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Americold looks technically
Americold (COLD) is trading 1.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 89 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 18.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +1.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $14.52 | $14.52 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $13.66 | $13.66 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 15.12. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 89 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 89 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 1.1% above | +1.1% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 41.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($13.33 to $14.95) — its "stochastic" reading is 30 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 29.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 7 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $16.88 | $16.88 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 18.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -18.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 36.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +36.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 18.2% below its highest point of the past year | 18.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $41.29 (set on 2020-08-06) | $41.29 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($10.12 to $16.25), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 40% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $12.27 to $12.46. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 39.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 66.6% below its all-time high | -66.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.6% above a support level at $13.72 — a price it turned at 8 times since 2025-10-06, most recently on 2026-09-10. Since 2024-10-08 it has 4 such levels below the current price and 8 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $10.10 (set on 2025-11-21) | $10.10 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 36.7% above its all-time low | +36.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 75% of it) | 25th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4922 between its high and its low — about 3.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.4922 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $13.56 and $15.17 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $13.56 – $14.37 – $15.17 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.6% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (1.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.11× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading | 0.06 toward buy |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 2 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 2 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-10-02 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.3 percentage points (the stock lost 1.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | -2.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 16.0 percentage points (the stock lost 12.2% while the market gained 3.8%) | -16.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 2.4 percentage points (the stock gained 19.9% while the market gained 17.5%) | +2.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 12.8 percentage points (the stock gained 2.1% while the market gained 15.0%) | -12.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 7.5% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.8% of the share price. | -7.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is sitting right on the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $13.75 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $14.56 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 45 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.2% |
Falling wedge, bullish — forming · entry $14.62 · 66 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
COLD last closed at $13.81 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 4 prices below its last close and 8 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $13.72 | Support | 0.6% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-10-06 to 2026-09-10 |
| $14.09 | Resistance | 2.0% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-11 to 2026-02-19 |
| $13.07 | Support | 5.4% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-09-10 to 2026-04-17 |
| $15.09 | Resistance | 9.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-05-08 to 2026-09-25 |
| $12.16 | Support | 11.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-23 to 2026-03-18 |
| $15.53 | Resistance | 12.5% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-26 to 2026-08-26 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $15.12.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $11.71 and $13.01 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $15.12.
This reading has stood for 13 trading days, since 2026-09-22.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.35 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 17 analysts
- Mean price target$16.38 range $13.00 – $21.00; median $16.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for COLD
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.06 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 from -$0.06, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Rising inflationary pressures, interest rates, and energy/operating costs.","Risks associated with growth strategies, including acquisition integration and development of new properties.","Dependence on significant customer contracts and risks related to their default or non-renewal."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of COLD's 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the prior one filed 2026-05-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) adds the date reference 'As of June 30, 2026' for the Company's 224 warehouses and related regional counts, whereas the older filing used 'As of March 31, 2026'.
- Newer filing adds a new 'Joint Venture Formation' section stating that on May 7, 2026, the Company announced a joint venture agreement with EQT Partners to create a new North American joint venture, with EQT and the Company holding 70% and 30% equity interests respectively, and that the Company will contribute 12 cold storage facilities at inception, with proceeds expected to be used to pay down outstanding indebtedness.
- Newer filing adds a 'Retail Automation and Other Real Estate Related Impairments' section stating that on July 21, 2026, the Company entered into an agreement with ADUSA Distribution to wind down operations at automated retail distribution centers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Plainville, Connecticut, and that the Company recorded impairment charges of $309.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $5.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-07) contained a 'Financial Trends and Uncertainties' section beginning with 'Management believes that recent and future operating results may continue to be im...' which is not present in the newer filing.
- Reworded:
- Segment Reorganization section: older filing stated the change occurred 'During the three months ended March 31, 2026'; newer filing states 'As of January 1, 2026'.
- Project Orion section: older filing provided cost figures for the three months ended March 31, 2026 ($5.9 million) and 2025 ($11.5 million); newer filing provides figures for the three months ended June 30, 2026 ($11.1 million) and 2025 ($15.4 million), and adds six-month figures of $17.0 million and $26.9 million for 2026 and 2025, respectively.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text ends mid-sentence in the Seasonality section ('...retailers, and e-taile'), and portions beyond that point are not available for comparison.
- The older filing text ends mid-sentence in the Financial Trends and Uncertainties section ('...continue to be im'), so the full content that may have been removed cannot be determined.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Exhibit 10.1 in the newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) is a Contribution Agreement dated May 7, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K/A filed May 12, 2026).
- Exhibit 10.2 in the newer filing (filed 2026-08-06) is an Amended and Restated Syndicated Facility Agreement dated June 23, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed June 24, 2026).
- Removed:
- Exhibit 10.1 in the older filing (filed 2026-05-07) was an Offer Letter by and between Americold Logistics, LLC and Christopher Papa dated January 7, 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed January 26, 2026).
- Exhibit 10.2 in the older filing (filed 2026-05-07) was the Americold Logistics, LLC Executive Severance Plan, as amended, dated December 9, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed January 26, 2026).
- Reworded:
- The as-of date for the statement that no material changes had occurred to risk factors changed from March 31, 2026 (older filing, filed 2026-05-07) to June 30, 2026 (newer filing, filed 2026-08-06).
- Item 5 references the three months ended March 31, 2026 in the older filing (filed 2026-05-07) and the three months ended June 30, 2026 in the newer filing (filed 2026-08-06).
- The XBRL exhibit description (Exhibit 101) references the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and the three months ended March 31, 2026 in the older filing (filed 2026-05-07), and the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 in the newer filing (filed 2026-08-06).
- The signature date changed from May 7, 2026 (older filing, filed 2026-05-07) to August 6, 2026 (newer filing, filed 2026-08-06).
- Notes:
- The newer filing text includes additional statements (Cash Flows for six months, income statements for three and six months) consistent with a second-quarter Form 10-Q, whereas the older filing was a first-quarter Form 10-Q.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($7191) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-02. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about COLD's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
COLD had 27,741,036 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
COLD had 9.72% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.37 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 27,741,036
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.72%
- Prior settlement (shares) 26,498,894
- Reported change 4.69%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.37
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Lineage (LINE)
- United States Cold Storage
- Preferred Freezer Services
- Burris Logistics
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Frequently asked questions
What does Americold (COLD) do?
Americold is a global real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation, and development of temperature-controlled warehouses. The company provides critical supply chain infrastructure for the food industry, offering cold storage, frozen and chilled storage solutions, and integrated transportation services.
What sector is Americold (COLD) in?
Americold (COLD) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is industrial REITs. It trades on NYSE.
Does COLD pay a dividend?
Yes — Americold (COLD) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 6.38% and at least 4 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Americold's (COLD) competitors?
Notable peers of Americold (COLD) include Lineage, United States Cold Storage, Preferred Freezer Services and Burris Logistics. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Americold (COLD) overbought or oversold right now?
Americold (COLD) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on COLD come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.