Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.030-2.160 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.300. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ACI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Albertsons Companies in a report on Friday, January 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $26.00 price objective for the company. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 target price on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $23.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $23.50.

Albertsons Companies Price Performance

Albertsons Companies stock opened at $21.50 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.46 billion, a PE ratio of 12.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.47. Albertsons Companies has a 12-month low of $17.00 and a 12-month high of $23.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $21.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.03. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 44.70% and a net margin of 1.30%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Albertsons Companies will post 2.14 EPS for the current year.

Albertsons Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 25th will be given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.79%. Albertsons Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.71%.

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.