Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts ACI FY2025 Earnings

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a report issued on Thursday, January 9th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the company will earn $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 objective 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.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Melius raised Albertsons Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Melius Research raised shares of Albertsons Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 21st. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $22.00 target price on shares of Albertsons Companies in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Tigress Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $27.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a report on Monday, October 21st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Albertsons Companies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.75.

Albertsons Companies Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE:ACI opened at $19.96 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58. Albertsons Companies has a 12-month low of $17.00 and a 12-month high of $23.08. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.51.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 8th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $18.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.82 billion. Albertsons Companies had a net margin of 1.25% and a return on equity of 49.50%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share.

Albertsons Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.01%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 24th. This is a boost from Albertsons Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Albertsons Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 28.07%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Albertsons Companies

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Albertsons Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $150,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 24,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC grew its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 2,243.9% in the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 8,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after buying an additional 8,594 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 2.7% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 730,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,418,000 after buying an additional 19,099 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Albertsons Companies by 25.0% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,624,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,337,000 after acquiring an additional 924,519 shares in the last quarter. 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.