Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) & Greystone Logistics (OTCMKTS:GLGI) Head-To-Head Comparison

Greystone Logistics (OTCMKTS:GLGI) and Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Greystone Logistics and Albertsons Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greystone Logistics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Albertsons Companies	1	5	10	0	2.56

Albertsons Companies has a consensus price target of $23.43, suggesting a potential upside of 29.82%. Given Albertsons Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Greystone Logistics.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Greystone Logistics and Albertsons Companies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greystone Logistics	$57.87 million	0.32	$2.35 million	$0.03	22.33
Albertsons Companies	$80.39 billion	0.12	$958.60 million	$1.69	10.68

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

Profitability

This table compares Greystone Logistics and Albertsons Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greystone Logistics	1.66%	4.35%	1.93%
Albertsons Companies	1.20%	36.39%	4.45%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.3% of Greystone Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Greystone Logistics has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Albertsons Companies beats Greystone Logistics on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greystone Logistics

Greystone Logistics, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets plastic pallets and pelletized recycled plastic resins in the United States. The company offers rackable, can, nestable, display, monoblock, half-barrel and slim keg stackable, drum, and mid duty pallets. It sells its pallets directly, as well as through a network of independent contractor distributors. The company was formerly known as PalWeb Corporation and changed its name to Greystone Logistics, Inc. in March 2005. Greystone Logistics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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. It operates stores under various banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci’s Food Lovers Market; and pharmacies, in-store branded coffee shops, adjacent fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. Albertsons Companies, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Albertsons Investor Holdings LLC.