Albertsons Companies (ACI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It operates stores under various banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market; and pharmacies, in-store branded coffee shops, adjacent fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. Albertsons Companies, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Albertsons Investor Holdings LLC.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.16 to $18.50
• 50-Day Range: $17.95 to $20.91
• 52-Week Range: $17.80 to $23.47
• Volume: 2.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.60
• Dividend Yield: 2.60%
• Price Target: $22.89
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Albertsons Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Albertsons Companies scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 138 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Albertsons Companies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Albertsons Companies has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Albertsons Companies are expected to grow by 3.56% in the coming year, from $2.25 to $2.33 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Albertsons Companies is 9.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Albertsons Companies is 9.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 23.11.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Albertsons Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.02. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Albertsons Companies has a P/B Ratio of 3.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.25% of the float of Albertsons Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Albertsons Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Albertsons Companies has recently decreased by 26.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Albertsons Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 2.60%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Albertsons Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Albertsons Companies is 21.52%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Albertsons Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.60% next year. This indicates that Albertsons Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.25% of the float of Albertsons Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Albertsons Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Albertsons Companies has recently decreased by 26.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Albertsons Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Albertsons Companies this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for ACI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Albertsons Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Albertsons Companies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.26% of the stock of Albertsons Companies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.35% of the stock of Albertsons Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ACI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ACI shares performed this year?

Albertsons Companies' stock was trading at $23.00 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, ACI stock has decreased by 19.9% and is now trading at $18.43.
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How were Albertsons Companies' earnings last quarter?

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 15th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.03. The company's revenue was up 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did Albertsons Companies IPO?

Albertsons Companies (ACI) raised $1.3 billion in an initial public offering on Friday, June 26th 2020. The company issued 65,800,000 shares at a price of $18.00-$20.00 per share. BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Citigroup served as the underwriters for the IPO and Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Securities, Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Evercore ISI, Guggenheim Securities, Oppenheimer, RBC Capital Markets, Telsey Advisory Group, MUFG, Academy Securities, Blaylock Van, Drexel Hamilton, Loop Capital Markets, Penserra Securities, Ramirez, Stern and Tigress Financial Partners were co-managers.

Who are Albertsons Companies' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Albertsons Companies include Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda (0.08%), Samson Rock Capital LLP (0.03%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.02%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Realty Corp Kimco, Susan Morris, Anuj Dhanda, Robert Bruce Larson, Omer Gajial and Evan Rainwater.
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How do I buy shares of Albertsons Companies?

Shares of ACI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Albertsons Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Albertsons Companies investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 8/9 Dividend: 7/26/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/09/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/15/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/8 Dividend: 10/28/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/08/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 2/28/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Grocery stores
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ACI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1646972
• Web: www.albertsonscompanies.com
• Phone: 208-395-6200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 200,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $22.89
• High Stock Price Target: $27.25
• Low Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.19
• P/E Growth: 1.02
• Net Income: $1.30 billion
• Net Margins: 1.41%
• Pretax Margin: 1.78%
• Return on Equity: 56.01%
• Return on Assets: 5.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.67
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $79.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.13
• Cash Flow: $7.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.62
• Book Value: $4.77 per share
• Price / Book: 3.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 579,090,000
• Free Float: 571,837,000
• Market Cap: $10.67 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.48