Albertsons Companies (ACI) Competitors

Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) and Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Is CPNG or ACI more profitable?

Coupang has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 1.30%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 44.70% beat Coupang's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coupang	3.57%	11.52%	3.12%
Albertsons Companies	1.30%	44.70%	5.10%

Does the media refer more to CPNG or ACI?

In the previous week, Coupang had 9 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Coupang and 5 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Coupang's score of 1.19 indicating that Albertsons Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coupang	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Albertsons Companies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CPNG or ACI?

Albertsons Companies received 34 more outperform votes than Coupang when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.43% of users gave Coupang an outperform vote while only 47.62% of users gave Albertsons Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coupang	Outperform Votes 36 51.43%	Underperform Votes 34 48.57%
Albertsons Companies	Outperform Votes 70 47.62%	Underperform Votes 77 52.38%

Which has more risk & volatility, CPNG or ACI?

Coupang has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CPNG or ACI?

Coupang presently has a consensus price target of $27.78, indicating a potential upside of 10.62%. Albertsons Companies has a consensus price target of $23.21, indicating a potential upside of 12.72%. Given Albertsons Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Coupang.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coupang	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Albertsons Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CPNG or ACI?

83.7% of Coupang shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Coupang shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CPNG or ACI?

Coupang has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coupang, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coupang	$24.38B	1.85	$1.36B	$0.57	44.05
Albertsons Companies	$79.93B	0.15	$1.30B	$1.78	11.57

Summary

Coupang beats Albertsons Companies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.