Albertsons Companies, Inc. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.62 Per Share, Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts (NYSE:ACI)

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a report released on Thursday, July 18th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.70. 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 $2.39 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Albertsons Companies’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS.

ACI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Roth Mkm upgraded shares of Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Finally, Roth Capital raised Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.45.

Albertsons Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:ACI opened at $20.21 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.83, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.84. Albertsons Companies has a fifty-two week low of $19.33 and a fifty-two week high of $23.88. The company has a market cap of $11.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.06, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $20.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $20.75.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 22nd. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51. The business had revenue of $18.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.40 billion. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 68.02% and a net margin of 1.64%.

Albertsons Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 26th will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 26th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. Albertsons Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.52%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Anuj Dhanda sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $2,035,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 365,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,433,793.95. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In related news, insider Anuj Dhanda sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $2,035,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 365,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,433,793.95. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Robert Bruce Larson sold 24,362 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.24, for a total value of $493,086.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 50,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,016,877.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Albertsons Companies

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ACI. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Albertsons Companies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $312,510,000. Segantii Capital Management Ltd increased its position in shares of Albertsons Companies by 23.7% during the fourth quarter. Segantii Capital Management Ltd now owns 4,125,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,880,000 after buying an additional 790,207 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund raised its stake in Albertsons Companies by 84.7% during the first quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 1,598,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,278,000 after buying an additional 733,000 shares during the last quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 88.4% in the fourth quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 1,504,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,598,000 after buying an additional 705,861 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 40.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,404,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,305,000 after buying an additional 692,188 shares during the period. 71.35% of the stock is currently owned by 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.