Q1 Earnings Forecast for ACI Issued By Telsey Advisory Group

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) – Telsey Advisory Group issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Albertsons Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.63 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.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on ACI. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Albertsons Companies from $27.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Albertsons Companies from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Albertsons Companies in a report on Friday, December 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Albertsons Companies from $24.00 to $19.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $22.75.

Albertsons Companies Price Performance

ACI stock opened at $19.52 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.42, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.90. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $18.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.36. Albertsons Companies has a 1 year low of $17.00 and a 1 year high of $23.47.

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $18.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.47 billion. Albertsons Companies had a return on equity of 49.50% and a net margin of 1.25%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS.

Albertsons Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 28th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 28th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.46%. Albertsons Companies’s payout ratio is currently 28.07%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ACI. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in Albertsons Companies by 108.4% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Albertsons Companies by 2,948.4% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 2,801 shares during the period. Intact Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Albertsons Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $126,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Albertsons Companies during the second quarter worth $150,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC increased its position in Albertsons Companies by 2,243.9% in the 2nd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 8,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 8,594 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.35% of the company’s stock.

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.