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

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q1 2025 EPS 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 prior estimate of $0.77. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Market Perform” rating and a $27.25 price objective 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 analysts have also commented on ACI. Roth Mkm upgraded shares of Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Roth Capital upgraded shares of Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Friday, January 12th. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $24.45.

Albertsons Companies Stock Performance

Shares of ACI stock opened at $20.14 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.63 billion, a PE ratio of 9.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $20.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.60. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.83. Albertsons Companies has a 12 month low of $19.84 and a 12 month high of $23.88.

Albertsons Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 26th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 25th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.38%. Albertsons Companies’s payout ratio is 21.52%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Albertsons Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ACI. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Albertsons Companies in the 4th quarter worth about $312,510,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,144,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $754,026,000 after buying an additional 2,950,786 shares during the last quarter. Westchester Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Albertsons Companies in the 3rd quarter worth about $64,739,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 232.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 2,485,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,596,000 after buying an additional 1,737,466 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 95.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,230,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,751,000 after buying an additional 1,092,150 shares during the last quarter. 71.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.