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 research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 9th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.16 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast 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.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on ACI. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Albertsons Companies from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Tigress Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $27.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, 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. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $22.75.

Albertsons Companies Price Performance

Shares of ACI stock opened at $20.68 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $19.40 and its 200-day moving average is $19.32. Albertsons Companies has a 1 year low of $17.00 and a 1 year high of $22.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.09, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.51.

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

Albertsons Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.90%. This is a positive change from Albertsons Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 24th. Albertsons Companies’s payout ratio is 33.71%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Albertsons Companies

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 108.4% in the fourth quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 1,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Albertsons Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,011,000. Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Albertsons Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $242,000. DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Albertsons Companies during the third quarter worth approximately $199,000. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in Albertsons Companies by 10.0% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 13,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 1,197 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.