Albertsons Companies (ACI) Competitors $19.40 -0.28 (-1.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.48 +0.07 (+0.36%) As of 07:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACI vs. COST, HELE, KR, WMT, CDW, BURL, CHWY, SFM, BJ, and WShould you be buying Albertsons Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Albertsons Companies include Costco Wholesale (COST), Helen of Troy (HELE), Kroger (KR), Walmart (WMT), CDW (CDW), Burlington Stores (BURL), Chewy (CHWY), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), and Wayfair (W). Albertsons Companies vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Helen of Troy Kroger Walmart CDW Burlington Stores Chewy Sprouts Farmers Market BJ's Wholesale Club Wayfair Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Is COST or ACI a better dividend stock? Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Albertsons Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albertsons Companies pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Albertsons Companies has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, COST or ACI? Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, COST or ACI? Costco Wholesale has higher revenue and earnings than Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costco Wholesale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCostco Wholesale$254.45B1.64$7.37B$17.6353.39Albertsons Companies$80.39B0.14$958.60M$1.6411.83 Do institutionals and insiders believe in COST or ACI? 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer COST or ACI? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 66 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 83 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 17 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Albertsons Companies' score of 1.10 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costco Wholesale 57 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Albertsons Companies 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is COST or ACI more profitable? Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 1.18%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 37.92% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Costco Wholesale2.92% 30.48% 10.52% Albertsons Companies 1.18%37.92%4.63% Do analysts rate COST or ACI? Costco Wholesale presently has a consensus price target of $1,050.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.54%. Albertsons Companies has a consensus price target of $23.94, indicating a potential upside of 23.36%. Given Albertsons Companies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Albertsons Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Albertsons Companies on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Albertsons Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlbertsons CompaniesCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.02B$32.50B$16.34B$21.16BDividend Yield3.05%2.57%3.05%3.54%P/E Ratio11.8339.5318.2628.99Price / Sales0.141.9947.0154.57Price / Cash2.9816.4114.8723.61Price / Book3.307.335.835.33Net Income$958.60M$1.23B$677.55M$995.89M7 Day Performance-0.19%1.17%-0.07%2.56%1 Month Performance-3.00%4.49%-2.49%2.81%1 Year Performance-6.86%21.28%2.17%11.06% Albertsons Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACIAlbertsons Companies4.0826 of 5 stars$19.41-1.4%$23.94+23.4%-5.9%$11.02B$80.39B11.83195,000News CoveragePositive NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.6166 of 5 stars$979.35+0.8%$1,050.00+7.2%+7.1%$434.32B$254.45B55.55333,000Trending NewsHELEHelen of Troy2.8307 of 5 stars$23.13+0.3%$44.33+91.7%-54.0%$530.60M$1.91B-1.591,883Positive NewsKRKroger4.5133 of 5 stars$69.85+0.2%$70.53+1.0%+35.1%$46.16B$147.12B19.03409,000WMTWalmart4.6369 of 5 stars$100.65+0.7%$109.89+9.2%+27.1%$803.23B$680.99B43.012,100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionCDWCDW4.5887 of 5 stars$165.76+1.2%$202.00+21.9%-27.5%$21.72B$21.88B20.5915,100News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementBURLBurlington Stores4.4678 of 5 stars$278.06-0.8%$317.57+14.2%+1.8%$17.54B$10.63B34.1277,532Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsCHWYChewy3.4664 of 5 stars$40.94+1.1%$43.78+6.9%+48.9%$17.00B$11.86B46.0018,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.9366 of 5 stars$144.61-0.7%$172.20+19.1%+48.5%$14.13B$7.72B29.7635,000Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementBJBJ's Wholesale Club2.8315 of 5 stars$104.96+1.7%$115.33+9.9%+15.2%$13.86B$20.50B24.4133,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWWayfair3.6917 of 5 stars$79.08+0.4%$65.96-16.6%+61.0%$10.25B$11.85B-32.9513,500Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Costco Wholesale Competitors Helen of Troy Competitors Kroger Competitors Walmart Competitors CDW Competitors Burlington Stores Competitors Chewy Competitors Sprouts Farmers Market Competitors BJ's Wholesale Club Competitors Wayfair Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ACI) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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