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

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

Albertsons Companies Stock Performance

Shares of ACI stock opened at $21.50 on Tuesday. Albertsons Companies has a 12 month low of $17.00 and a 12 month high of $23.20. The company has a market cap of $12.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.08, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $21.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.92.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.03. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 44.70% and a net margin of 1.30%. Sell-side analysts predict that Albertsons Companies will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Albertsons Companies Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ACI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Friday. UBS Group decreased their target price on Albertsons Companies from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $23.00 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $26.00 price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $23.50.

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.