Albertsons Companies Inc. [ACI] stock is trading at $19.93, down -0.85%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ACI shares have lost -1.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.73%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 19, May 2023, Albertsons Companies Names Tom Moriarty Executive Vice President and General Counsel. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Moriarty previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer and General Counsel for CVS Health.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Albertsons Companies Inc. [ACI] stock has fluctuated between $18.28 and $23.50 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $24.69 within the next 12 months. Albertsons Companies Inc. [NYSE: ACI] shares were valued at $19.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 23.88% based on the average ACI price forecast.
Analyzing the ACI fundamentals
Albertsons Companies Inc. [NYSE:ACI] reported sales of 18.27 billion for the most recent quarter, which represents a growth of 5.10%. Gross Margin for this corporation currently stands at +25.89% with Operating Margin at +2.94%, Pretax Margin comes in at +2.49%, and Net Margin reading is +1.95%.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 19.86 points at the first support level, and at 19.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 20.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 20.21.
Albertsons Companies Inc. [ACI] reported earnings per share of $0.79 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 2/27/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.67/share, meaning a difference of $0.12 and a surprise factor of 17.90%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 11/29/2022 were $0.87 per share as compared to estimates of $0.67 per share, a difference of $0.2 representing a surprise of 29.90%.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Albertsons Companies Inc.’s Current Ratio is 0.70. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.18, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.14, the price to book ratio is 7.26 and the P/E (TTM) ratio is 8.85.
Transactions by insiders
We now turn our attention to insider trading, which in the past 3 months has resulted in 32 insider buyings of 644,686 shares and 27 insider sellings of 73,961,666 shares. Recent insider trading involved Larson Robert Bruce, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Apr 27 when 32544.0 shares were sold. EVP, Pharmacy & Health, Gajial Omer completed a deal on Jan 25 to sell 36000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Accounting Officer Larson Robert Bruce sold 30000.0 shares on Jan 25.