Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.030-2.160 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.300. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ACI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $23.00 price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Albertsons Companies from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Friday. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Friday, January 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $26.00 price objective for the company. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $23.50.

Albertsons Companies Price Performance

NYSE:ACI opened at $21.50 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $12.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $21.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.92. Albertsons Companies has a 12 month low of $17.00 and a 12 month high of $23.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.03. Albertsons Companies had a net margin of 1.30% and a return on equity of 44.70%. On average, analysts expect that Albertsons Companies will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Albertsons Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, April 25th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.79%. Albertsons Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.71%.

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.