Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of ACI Q1 Earnings

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a report released on Wednesday, April 16th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Albertsons Companies' current full-year earnings is $2.14 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Albertsons Companies' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.06. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 44.70% and a net margin of 1.30%. The company had revenue of $18.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.78 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on ACI. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Friday, January 24th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of Albertsons Companies in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $26.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $23.00 target price on shares of Albertsons Companies in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $23.36.

Albertsons Companies Stock Down 0.9 %

Albertsons Companies stock traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $22.31. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,307,198 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,346,119. Albertsons Companies has a 52-week low of $17.00 and a 52-week high of $23.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $12.93 billion, a PE ratio of 12.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.47. The firm's 50 day moving average is $21.23 and its 200 day moving average is $20.03.

Albertsons Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 25th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 25th. Albertsons Companies's dividend payout ratio is currently 36.59%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACI. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Albertsons Companies by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,310,122 shares of the company's stock valued at $713,131,000 after acquiring an additional 2,347,875 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Albertsons Companies by 55.3% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 26,150,522 shares of the company's stock valued at $513,596,000 after purchasing an additional 9,308,940 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Albertsons Companies in the fourth quarter worth approximately $298,302,000. Parsifal Capital Management LP increased its position in Albertsons Companies by 19.4% in the 4th quarter. Parsifal Capital Management LP now owns 10,204,862 shares of the company's stock worth $200,423,000 after purchasing an additional 1,657,981 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Albertsons Companies by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,491,772 shares of the company's stock worth $186,211,000 after buying an additional 428,506 shares during the last quarter. 71.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Albertsons Companies

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.