Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Albertsons Companies (ACI)

Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/13/2025 – Albertsons Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $22.00 to $23.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Albertsons Companies had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Albertsons Companies had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $21.00 to $22.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 3/4/2025 – Albertsons Companies had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Telsey Advisory Group. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/4/2025 – Albertsons Companies had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Albertsons Companies is now covered by analysts at Citigroup Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock.

Albertsons Companies Trading Up 4.2 %

ACI traded up $0.89 on Monday, hitting $21.97. The company had a trading volume of 7,066,644 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,827,574. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The firm has a market cap of $12.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.34, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.50. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $20.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.49. Albertsons Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.00 and a 1 year high of $21.98.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $18.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.82 billion. Albertsons Companies had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 44.70%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.79 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Albertsons Companies, Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Albertsons Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 24th. This is a boost from Albertsons Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.73%. Albertsons Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.71%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Albertsons Companies

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Albertsons Companies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $298,302,000. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Albertsons Companies by 55.3% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 26,150,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,596,000 after purchasing an additional 9,308,940 shares during the period. Southeastern Asset Management Inc. TN grew its position in Albertsons Companies by 108.0% during the 4th quarter. Southeastern Asset Management Inc. TN now owns 5,766,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,258,000 after purchasing an additional 2,993,988 shares during the last quarter. Dendur Capital LP acquired a new position in Albertsons Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $49,100,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,310,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $713,131,000 after purchasing an additional 2,347,875 shares during the last quarter. 71.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.