Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) Lowered by Analyst

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a report released on Monday, April 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.77. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $27.25 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Albertsons Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Albertsons Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.53 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on ACI. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Roth Mkm raised Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Tigress Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $27.00 target price on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Friday, January 12th. Roth Capital raised Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Albertsons Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.45.

Albertsons Companies Price Performance

ACI opened at $20.14 on Thursday. Albertsons Companies has a 1 year low of $19.84 and a 1 year high of $23.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $20.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.83, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market cap of $11.63 billion, a PE ratio of 9.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ACI. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 33.0% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 5,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $124,000 after acquiring an additional 1,362 shares during the period. DnB Asset Management AS boosted its position in shares of Albertsons Companies by 15.7% during the 3rd quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 43,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $983,000 after acquiring an additional 5,871 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Albertsons Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $364,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Albertsons Companies by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 107,919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,455,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Albertsons Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $205,000. 71.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Albertsons Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 10th. Investors of record on Friday, April 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 25th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. Albertsons Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.52%.

Albertsons Companies Company Profile

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.