Albertsons Companies (ACI) Competitors $20.54 -0.47 (-2.22%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.55 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 04:35 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, JD, CDW, CHWY, SFM, BURL, and BJShould 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), JD.com (JD), CDW (CDW), Chewy (CHWY), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Burlington Stores (BURL), and BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ). Albertsons Companies vs. Its Competitors Costco Wholesale Helen of Troy Kroger Walmart JD.com CDW Chewy Sprouts Farmers Market Burlington Stores BJ's Wholesale Club Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACI or COST? 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 RatioAlbertsons Companies$80.39B0.15$958.60M$1.6412.53Costco Wholesale$254.45B1.66$7.37B$17.6353.96 Which has more volatility and risk, ACI or COST? Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACI or COST a better dividend stock? Albertsons Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Albertsons Companies pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.5% 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. Albertsons Companies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer ACI or COST? Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus price target of $24.20, suggesting a potential upside of 17.80%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,037.48, suggesting a potential upside of 9.05%. Given Albertsons Companies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Costco Wholesale.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Albertsons Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Costco Wholesale 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACI or COST? 71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Costco Wholesale shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ACI or COST more profitable? Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 1.19%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 41.03% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Albertsons Companies1.19% 41.03% 4.91% Costco Wholesale 2.92%30.48%10.52% Does the media refer more to ACI or COST? In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 115 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 153 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 38 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Costco Wholesale's score of 1.08 indicating that Albertsons Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Albertsons Companies 20 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Costco Wholesale 97 Very Positive mention(s) 24 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCostco Wholesale beats Albertsons Companies on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$11.83B$33.15B$16.08B$20.66BDividend Yield2.71%2.63%3.13%3.65%P/E Ratio12.5332.1019.6927.28Price / Sales0.151.8246.0554.68Price / Cash3.3516.3514.7222.28Price / Book3.498.406.054.60Net Income$958.60M$1.19B$691.68M$995.22M7 Day Performance-7.92%-1.46%1.77%-0.78%1 Month Performance-4.57%1.37%1.33%3.58%1 Year Performance3.97%30.63%3.89%7.35% Albertsons Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACIAlbertsons Companies4.3636 of 5 stars$20.54-2.2%$24.20+17.8%+7.7%$11.83B$80.39B12.53195,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCOSTCostco Wholesale4.2324 of 5 stars$992.18+0.5%$1,034.79+4.3%+14.0%$440.01B$254.45B56.28333,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHELEHelen of Troy2.8022 of 5 stars$30.10-7.8%$54.33+80.5%-67.3%$690.49M$1.91B5.581,883Earnings ReportInsider TradeGap UpKRKroger4.7111 of 5 stars$71.45+2.3%$70.00-2.0%+37.8%$47.22B$146.97B19.47409,000Trending NewsInsider TradeWMTWalmart4.8697 of 5 stars$99.27+0.9%$106.67+7.5%+37.0%$792.22B$680.99B42.422,100,000Trending NewsJDJD.com4.9379 of 5 stars$32.02-0.2%$46.23+44.4%+20.2%$50.50B$158.76B7.79465,626Analyst ForecastCDWCDW4.5634 of 5 stars$177.36-2.6%$208.71+17.7%-24.5%$23.35B$21.00B21.9815,100CHWYChewy3.396 of 5 stars$41.03-0.6%$43.39+5.7%+42.7%$17.04B$11.86B46.1018,000Trending NewsSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.5153 of 5 stars$164.19+1.2%$167.79+2.2%+96.4%$16.07B$7.72B36.9035,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBURLBurlington Stores3.7592 of 5 stars$250.71+1.3%$317.43+26.6%+2.9%$15.82B$10.63B30.7677,532Analyst ForecastBJBJ's Wholesale Club3.4814 of 5 stars$110.42+0.9%$116.12+5.2%+17.0%$14.58B$20.50B25.6833,000Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Costco Wholesale Competitors Helen of Troy Competitors Kroger Competitors Walmart Competitors JD.com Competitors CDW Competitors Chewy Competitors Sprouts Farmers Market Competitors Burlington Stores Competitors BJ's Wholesale Club 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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