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ACI vs. COST, HELE, WMT, KR, and SFM

Should you buy Albertsons Companies stock or one of its competitors? Albertsons Companies's main competitors and comparable companies include Costco Wholesale (COST), Helen of Troy (HELE), Walmart (WMT), Kroger (KR), and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size.

How does Albertsons Companies compare to Costco Wholesale?

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Albertsons Companies$83.23B0.07$217.40M$0.08154.50
Costco Wholesale$275.24B1.53$8.10B$19.8847.67

Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Albertsons Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Costco Wholesale pays an annual dividend of $5.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Albertsons Companies pays out 850.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Costco Wholesale pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albertsons Companies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Costco Wholesale has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years.

Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus price target of $15.31, indicating a potential upside of 23.85%. Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,059.53, indicating a potential upside of 11.80%. 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
Albertsons Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06
Costco Wholesale
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Costco Wholesale shares are owned by company 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.

Costco Wholesale has a net margin of 3.01% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 0.08%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 45.59% beat Costco Wholesale's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Albertsons Companies0.08% 45.59% 3.83%
Costco Wholesale 3.01%28.04%10.63%

In the previous week, Costco Wholesale had 88 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 92 mentions for Costco Wholesale and 4 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Costco Wholesale's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Albertsons Companies' score of 0.82 indicating that Costco Wholesale is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Albertsons Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Costco Wholesale
59 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Costco Wholesale beats Albertsons Companies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Albertsons Companies compare to Helen of Troy?

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Helen of Troy had 1 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Helen of Troy and 4 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Helen of Troy's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Albertsons Companies' score of 0.82 indicating that Helen of Troy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Albertsons Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Helen of Troy
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Albertsons Companies has a net margin of 0.08% compared to Helen of Troy's net margin of -22.70%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 45.59% beat Helen of Troy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Albertsons Companies0.08% 45.59% 3.83%
Helen of Troy -22.70%6.46%2.47%

71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Helen of Troy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Albertsons Companies$83.23B0.07$217.40M$0.08154.50
Helen of Troy$1.82B0.37-$898.98M-$17.99N/A

Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Helen of Troy has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus price target of $15.31, suggesting a potential upside of 23.85%. Helen of Troy has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.81%. Given Albertsons Companies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Helen of Troy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Albertsons Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06
Helen of Troy
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Summary

Albertsons Companies beats Helen of Troy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Albertsons Companies compare to Walmart?

Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) and Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Walmart$725.31B1.14$21.89B$2.8536.39
Albertsons Companies$83.23B0.07$217.40M$0.08154.50

Walmart has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Albertsons Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Walmart pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albertsons Companies pays out 850.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Walmart has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years and Albertsons Companies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

26.8% of Walmart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walmart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Walmart had 159 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 163 mentions for Walmart and 4 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Walmart's score of 0.56 indicating that Albertsons Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Walmart
69 Very Positive mention(s)
16 Positive mention(s)
39 Neutral mention(s)
26 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Albertsons Companies
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Walmart presently has a consensus target price of $132.91, indicating a potential upside of 28.17%. Albertsons Companies has a consensus target price of $15.31, indicating a potential upside of 23.85%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than Albertsons Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Walmart
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
32 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
Albertsons Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06

Walmart has a net margin of 3.13% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 0.08%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 45.59% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Walmart3.13% 21.25% 7.60%
Albertsons Companies 0.08%45.59%3.83%

Summary

Walmart beats Albertsons Companies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Albertsons Companies compare to Kroger?

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and Kroger (NYSE:KR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Kroger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Kroger had 52 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Kroger and 4 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Kroger's score of 0.49 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kroger
26 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Albertsons Companies currently has a consensus target price of $15.31, indicating a potential upside of 23.85%. Kroger has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.44%. Given Kroger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kroger is more favorable than Albertsons Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Albertsons Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06
Kroger
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

Kroger has a net margin of 0.71% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 0.08%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 45.59% beat Kroger's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Albertsons Companies0.08% 45.59% 3.83%
Kroger 0.71%44.33%6.20%

Albertsons Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Kroger pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Albertsons Companies pays out 850.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kroger pays out 91.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Albertsons Companies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Kroger has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Albertsons Companies$83.23B0.07$217.40M$0.08154.50
Kroger$148.65B0.24$1.02B$1.7034.04

Summary

Kroger beats Albertsons Companies on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Albertsons Companies compare to Sprouts Farmers Market?

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

Sprouts Farmers Market has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Sprouts Farmers Market has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Albertsons Companies' net margin of 0.08%. Albertsons Companies' return on equity of 45.59% beat Sprouts Farmers Market's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sprouts Farmers Market5.58% 34.84% 11.99%
Albertsons Companies 0.08%45.59%3.83%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sprouts Farmers Market$8.81B0.86$523.67M$5.2215.53
Albertsons Companies$83.23B0.07$217.40M$0.08154.50

In the previous week, Sprouts Farmers Market had 9 more articles in the media than Albertsons Companies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sprouts Farmers Market and 4 mentions for Albertsons Companies. Albertsons Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Sprouts Farmers Market's score of 0.70 indicating that Albertsons Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Sprouts Farmers Market shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Sprouts Farmers Market currently has a consensus price target of $91.58, indicating a potential upside of 12.95%. Albertsons Companies has a consensus price target of $15.31, indicating a potential upside of 23.85%. Given Albertsons Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Sprouts Farmers Market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sprouts Farmers Market
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Albertsons Companies
4 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06

Summary

Sprouts Farmers Market beats Albertsons Companies on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ACI vs. The Competition

MetricAlbertsons CompaniesConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail IndustryConsumer Staples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.00B$26.61B$15.99B$24.22B
Dividend Yield5.57%3.53%3.21%3.71%
P/E Ratio154.5015.9513.5530.23
Price / Sales0.078.20262,949.3115.18
Price / Cash1.6542.5957.5132.31
Price / Book3.463.954.516.78
Net Income$217.40M$884.06M$834.02M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.60%-1.85%0.29%-0.65%
1 Month Performance-15.93%-0.58%1.26%2.33%
1 Year Performance-36.45%-5.50%14.28%18.05%

Albertsons Companies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACI
Albertsons Companies
4.6155 of 5 stars
$12.36
+3.2%
$15.31
+23.8%
-39.0%$6.00B$83.23B154.50280,000
COST
Costco Wholesale
4.2582 of 5 stars
$948.59
+1.6%
$1,059.53
+11.7%
-6.1%$420.68B$275.24B47.72341,000
HELE
Helen of Troy
1.6151 of 5 stars
$28.53
+3.6%
$26.50
-7.1%
+12.9%$664.52M$1.82BN/A1,854
WMT
Walmart
4.8472 of 5 stars
$102.71
-1.1%
$133.62
+30.1%
+1.4%$817.37B$725.31B36.042,100,000
KR
Kroger
4.6147 of 5 stars
$57.83
+2.7%
$72.00
+24.5%
-21.4%$35.43B$148.65B34.02403,000

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