Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for ACI Q2 Earnings

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 17th. Roth Capital analyst W. Kirk now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.43. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Albertsons Companies’ current full-year earnings is $2.14 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Albertsons Companies’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Tigress Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $28.00 target price on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered Albertsons Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Barclays initiated coverage on Albertsons Companies in a research report on Monday, July 21st. They set an “underweight” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Albertsons Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $23.94.

Albertsons Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ACI opened at $17.90 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.82. Albertsons Companies has a fifty-two week low of $17.00 and a fifty-two week high of $23.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.02 billion, a PE ratio of 10.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.51. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.92.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 15th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.01. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 37.92% and a net margin of 1.18%.The business had revenue of $24.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.68 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.66 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. Albertsons Companies has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.030-2.160 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Albertsons Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 4.9% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 22,357 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,000 after buying an additional 1,047 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 2.0% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 161,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,465,000 after buying an additional 3,224 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 34.8% in the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 15,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $333,000 after buying an additional 3,991 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Albertsons Companies by 1,728.3% in the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 6,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,000 after buying an additional 6,222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Snowden Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Albertsons Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $251,000. 71.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Albertsons Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 8th. Investors of record on Friday, July 25th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 25th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Albertsons Companies’s payout ratio is 36.59%.

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.