Albertsons Companies (ACI) Competitors

Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) and Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

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

83.7% of Coupang shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Coupang shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CPNG or ACI?

In the previous week, Coupang had 13 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Coupang and 18 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Coupang's score of 1.10 indicating that Albertsons Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coupang	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Albertsons Companies	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CPNG or ACI?

Coupang has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coupang, 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
Coupang	$31.06B	1.60	$1.36B	$0.14	195.39
Albertsons Companies	$80.39B	0.16	$1.30B	$1.64	13.32

Do analysts prefer CPNG or ACI?

Coupang currently has a consensus price target of $29.64, suggesting a potential upside of 8.36%. Albertsons Companies has a consensus price target of $24.36, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. Given Albertsons Companies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Coupang.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coupang	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Albertsons Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Is CPNG or ACI more profitable?

Coupang has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 1.30%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 44.70% beat Coupang's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coupang	3.57%	11.52%	3.12%
Albertsons Companies	1.30%	44.70%	5.10%

Which has more risk & volatility, CPNG or ACI?

Coupang has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CPNG or ACI?

Albertsons Companies received 41 more outperform votes than Coupang when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.67% of users gave Coupang an outperform vote while only 49.69% of users gave Albertsons Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coupang	Outperform Votes 38 50.67%	Underperform Votes 37 49.33%
Albertsons Companies	Outperform Votes 79 49.69%	Underperform Votes 80 50.31%

Summary

Coupang beats Albertsons Companies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.