Albertsons Companies
About: Albertsons is the second largest supermarket operator in the United States with over 2,200 stores across a variety of banners. About 80% of the firm's sales stem from non-perishable and fresh food, of which 25% comes from its portfolio of private brands. The company operates fuel centers and pharmacies at about 20% and 75% of its store locations, respectively. Albertsons went public in 2020 following years of ownership under private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which still owns about a fourth of outstanding shares.
Employees: 285,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
194% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $576M | Put options by funds: $196M
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 136
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 438 [Q2] → 425 (-13) [Q3]
3.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.47% [Q2] → 72.99% (-3.48%) [Q3]
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.75B [Q2] → $7.81B (-$937M) [Q3]
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 [Q2] → 22 (-3) [Q3]
20% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 66
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Tigress Financial Ivan Feinseth 77% 1-year accuracy 57 / 74 met price target | 43%upside $27 | Buy Maintained | 21 Oct 2024 |
Melius Research Karen Short 75% 1-year accuracy 9 / 12 met price target | 27%upside $24 | Buy Upgraded | 21 Oct 2024 |
Wells Fargo Edward Kelly 59% 1-year accuracy 17 / 29 met price target | 22%upside $23 | Overweight Upgraded | 18 Oct 2024 |
BMO Capital Kelly Bania 77% 1-year accuracy 17 / 22 met price target | 1%upside $19 | Market Perform Maintained | 16 Oct 2024 |
Telsey Advisory Group Joe Feldman 0 / 0 met price target | 44%upside $27 | Market Perform Maintained | 15 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about ACI published over the past 30 days