Albertsons CompaniesACI
About: Albertsons is the second largest supermarket operator in the United States with more than 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 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
287% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $748M | Put options by funds: $193M
66% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 113 | Existing positions closed: 68
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.88B [Q3] → $8.81B (+$934M) [Q4]
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 142
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 433 [Q3] → 469 (+36) [Q4]
3.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 73.62% [Q3] → 77.35% (+3.73%) [Q4]
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 [Q3] → 19 (-4) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
RBC Capital Steven Shemesh 53% 1-year accuracy 24 / 45 met price target | 3%upside $23 | Outperform Maintained | 13 Mar 2025 |
Evercore ISI Group Michael Montani 80% 1-year accuracy 12 / 15 met price target | 2%downside $22 | In-Line Maintained | 11 Mar 2025 |
Telsey Advisory Group Joe Feldman 100% 1-year accuracy 7 / 7 met price target | 16%upside $26 | Outperform Maintained | 11 Mar 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Leah Jordan 64% 1-year accuracy 7 / 11 met price target | 16%upside $26 | Buy Reinstated | 4 Feb 2025 |
Citigroup Paul Lejuez 41% 1-year accuracy 15 / 37 met price target | 16%upside $26 | Buy Reinstated | 24 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 13 articles about ACI published over the past 30 days
