Albertsons Companies, Inc. Forecasted to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.74 Per Share (NYSE:ACI)

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Albertsons Companies in a report released on Wednesday, July 24th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.74 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.82. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Albertsons Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Albertsons Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS.

ACI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Telsey Advisory Group restated a “market perform” rating and set a $27.25 price target on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Albertsons Companies from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Finally, Roth Mkm upgraded shares of Albertsons Companies from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.45.

Albertsons Companies Stock Performance

Shares of ACI stock opened at $19.71 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $20.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.65. Albertsons Companies has a 52 week low of $19.33 and a 52 week high of $23.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.67, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $11.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.49.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 23rd. The company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.67 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $24.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.16 billion. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 56.01% and a net margin of 1.41%. The business’s revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.89 EPS.

Albertsons Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 26th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 26th. Albertsons Companies’s payout ratio is 21.52%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Albertsons Companies

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 108.4% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. bought a new position in shares of Albertsons Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,465,000. TrueMark Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 58.5% during the 2nd quarter. TrueMark Investments LLC now owns 84,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,675,000 after purchasing an additional 31,312 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 14.7% during the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 223,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,407,000 after purchasing an additional 28,662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bfsg LLC boosted its position in Albertsons Companies by 31.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 16,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 4,065 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.