Albertsons Companies (ACI) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CPNG or ACI?

Coupang presently has a consensus price target of $29.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.30%. Albertsons Companies has a consensus price target of $23.93, indicating a potential upside of 8.69%. Given Coupang's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coupang is more favorable than Albertsons Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coupang	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Albertsons Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more volatility & risk, CPNG or ACI?

Coupang has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	$30.27B	1.43	$1.36B	$0.08	300.56
Albertsons Companies	$80.39B	0.16	$1.30B	$1.64	13.42

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CPNG or ACI?

Albertsons Companies received 41 more outperform votes than Coupang when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Coupang an outperform vote while only 49.37% of users gave Albertsons Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coupang	Outperform Votes 37 50.00%	Underperform Votes 37 50.00%
Albertsons Companies	Outperform Votes 78 49.37%	Underperform Votes 80 50.63%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CPNG or ACI?

In the previous week, Coupang and Coupang both had 23 articles in the media. Coupang's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Albertsons Companies' score of 1.27 indicating that Coupang is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coupang	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Albertsons Companies	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Summary

Coupang beats Albertsons Companies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.