Brokers Set Expectations for ACI Q4 Earnings

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 16th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk anticipates that the company will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Albertsons Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.25 per share.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.03. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 56.01% and a net margin of 1.41%. The business had revenue of $18.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.47 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.60 EPS. Albertsons Companies’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $27.25 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Melius Research began coverage on Albertsons Companies in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They set a “hold” rating and a $19.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Albertsons Companies from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $22.00 to $23.00 in a report on Friday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Albertsons Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.91.

Albertsons Companies Stock Performance

Shares of ACI opened at $18.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.26, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.48. Albertsons Companies has a twelve month low of $17.80 and a twelve month high of $23.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.67, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $19.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.85.

Albertsons Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 28th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 28th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.54%. Albertsons Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 21.52%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 1.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,160,009 shares of the company’s stock worth $710,951,000 after buying an additional 335,783 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 5,078,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,881,000 after purchasing an additional 85,707 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 4,923,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,236,000 after purchasing an additional 362,813 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 25.0% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,624,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,337,000 after purchasing an additional 924,519 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Albertsons Companies by 38.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,426,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,669,000 after purchasing an additional 956,744 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.35% of the company’s stock.

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.