Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 9th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.16 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.12. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $26.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Albertsons Companies' current full-year earnings is $2.13 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Albertsons Companies' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS.
ACI has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Friday, October 18th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Albertsons Companies from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Albertsons Companies from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $22.75.
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Albertsons Companies Stock Performance
NYSE ACI opened at $19.96 on Monday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $19.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.22. Albertsons Companies has a 1 year low of $17.00 and a 1 year high of $23.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.56 billion, a PE ratio of 11.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.51.
Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $18.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.82 billion. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 49.50% and a net margin of 1.25%. The business's revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share.
Albertsons Companies Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This is a positive change from Albertsons Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.01%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 24th. Albertsons Companies's dividend payout ratio is currently 28.07%.
Institutional Trading of Albertsons Companies
Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ACI. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 76.8% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 4,181 shares of the company's stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 1,816 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Albertsons Companies in the second quarter valued at $150,000. Headlands Technologies LLC increased its position in Albertsons Companies by 2,243.9% during the 2nd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 8,977 shares of the company's stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 8,594 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new position in Albertsons Companies in the 3rd quarter worth $185,000. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Albertsons Companies in the 3rd quarter worth about $199,000. 71.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Albertsons Companies
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Albertsons Companies, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of food and drug stores in the United States. The company's food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in stores.
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