Telsey Advisory Group Forecasts ACI Q1 Earnings

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Stock analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman anticipates that the company will earn $0.63 per share for the quarter. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $26.00 target price 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’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Melius upgraded shares of Albertsons Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, October 21st. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Albertsons Companies from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Melius Research upgraded Albertsons Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, October 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.75.

Albertsons Companies Price Performance

ACI stock opened at $19.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $11.25 billion, a PE ratio of 11.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $18.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.36. Albertsons Companies has a 12 month low of $17.00 and a 12 month high of $23.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $18.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.47 billion. Albertsons Companies had a net margin of 1.25% and a return on equity of 49.50%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Albertsons Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 2,948.4% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 2,801 shares in the last quarter. &PARTNERS acquired a new position in Albertsons Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $360,000. Calamos Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 11.6% in the second quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 1,678,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,153,000 after buying an additional 174,349 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 38.7% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,426,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,669,000 after buying an additional 956,744 shares during the period. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 3.7% during the second quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 54,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,075,000 after buying an additional 1,917 shares during the period. 71.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Albertsons Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 28th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.47%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 28th. Albertsons Companies’s payout ratio is presently 28.07%.

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.