Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) Issued By Telsey Advisory Group

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Investment analysts at Telsey Advisory Group reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Albertsons Companies in a research note issued on Monday, April 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.77. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $27.25 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Albertsons Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.65 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 equities research analysts have also recently commented on ACI. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Roth Capital raised Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Friday, January 12th. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on 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. Finally, Roth Mkm raised Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.45.

Albertsons Companies Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of Albertsons Companies stock opened at $19.92 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.84 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. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $20.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.61. The stock has a market cap of $11.50 billion, a PE ratio of 8.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.50.

Institutional Trading of Albertsons Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ACI. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Albertsons Companies in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Albertsons Companies by 255.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,051 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new position in shares of Albertsons Companies in the third quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Albertsons Companies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, CI Investments Inc. grew its position in Albertsons Companies by 21.8% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 4,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 783 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.35% of the company’s stock.

Albertsons Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 10th. Investors of record on Friday, April 26th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 25th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. Albertsons Companies’s payout ratio is presently 21.52%.

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.