Q1 Earnings Forecast for ACI Issued By Telsey Advisory Group

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a report released on Tuesday, December 17th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman forecasts that the company will post earnings of $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.

ACI has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Albertsons Companies in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. Melius Research raised shares of Albertsons Companies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, October 21st. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Albertsons Companies from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.75.

Albertsons Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ACI opened at $19.52 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $18.96 and a 200 day moving average of $19.36. 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 has a 12-month low of $17.00 and a 12-month high of $23.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.51.

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

Albertsons Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Investors of record on Monday, October 28th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 28th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.46%. Albertsons Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.07%.

Institutional Trading of Albertsons Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 88.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 16,841,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $311,232,000 after buying an additional 7,887,688 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 7.0% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,063,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $167,229,000 after purchasing an additional 592,711 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,615,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,213,000 after buying an additional 141,933 shares in the last quarter. Parsifal Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 22.8% in the third quarter. Parsifal Capital Management LP now owns 8,546,881 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,946,000 after purchasing an additional 1,585,899 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Albertsons Companies by 25.1% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,170,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,033,000 after purchasing an additional 1,239,978 shares during the last quarter. 71.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.