Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Competitors

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer ACI or SFM?

In the previous week, Sprouts Farmers Market had 4 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sprouts Farmers Market and 7 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Sprouts Farmers Market's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Albertsons Companies' score of 0.67 indicating that Sprouts Farmers Market is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albertsons Companies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sprouts Farmers Market	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ACI or SFM more profitable?

Sprouts Farmers Market has a net margin of 4.52% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 1.41%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 56.01% beat Sprouts Farmers Market's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albertsons Companies	1.41%	56.01%	5.54%
Sprouts Farmers Market	4.52%	27.53%	9.67%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ACI or SFM?

Albertsons Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Sprouts Farmers Market. Albertsons Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprouts Farmers Market, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albertsons Companies	$79.45B	0.14	$1.30B	$2.23	8.33
Sprouts Farmers Market	$7.19B	1.58	$258.86M	$2.90	38.93

Do analysts rate ACI or SFM?

Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus price target of $23.54, indicating a potential upside of 26.67%. Sprouts Farmers Market has a consensus price target of $99.80, indicating a potential downside of 11.60%. Given Albertsons Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Sprouts Farmers Market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albertsons Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Sprouts Farmers Market	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACI or SFM?

Sprouts Farmers Market received 604 more outperform votes than Albertsons Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.45% of users gave Sprouts Farmers Market an outperform vote while only 46.09% of users gave Albertsons Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Albertsons Companies	Outperform Votes 59 46.09%	Underperform Votes 69 53.91%
Sprouts Farmers Market	Outperform Votes 663 61.45%	Underperform Votes 416 38.55%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ACI or SFM?

71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Sprouts Farmers Market shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, ACI or SFM?

Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprouts Farmers Market has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sprouts Farmers Market beats Albertsons Companies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.