FY2025 EPS Estimates for ACI Lifted by Telsey Advisory Group

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Albertsons Companies in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 9th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.16 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.12. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Albertsons Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.13 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Albertsons Companies’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on ACI. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Albertsons Companies from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Friday, December 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $22.00 target price on the stock. Melius Research raised shares of Albertsons Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Albertsons Companies from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Albertsons Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.75.

Albertsons Companies Stock Performance

NYSE ACI opened at $20.73 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $19.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.51. Albertsons Companies has a fifty-two week low of $17.00 and a fifty-two week high of $22.71.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.07. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 49.50% and a net margin of 1.25%. The business had revenue of $18.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.82 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.79 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Albertsons Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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 dividend yield of 2.89%. Albertsons Companies’s payout ratio is presently 33.71%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Albertsons Companies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 13,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after acquiring an additional 544 shares during the period. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 108.4% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 4.9% in the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 19,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 895 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Albertsons Companies by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 60,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,198,000 after buying an additional 933 shares during the period. Finally, MRP Capital Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC now owns 45,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $890,000 after buying an additional 1,185 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.35% of the company’s stock.

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.