The Latest Breaking News from Albertsons Companies Inc

The economy witnessed a slight relaxation in inflation last month, but it is still running near 40-year highs. Amid such an inflationary scenario, grocery/big box retailers tend to hold up well due to stable consumer demand for their products. So, you could consider investing in BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ),…

The stock market’s downturn due to persistent macroeconomic headwinds and a potential recession has created an excellent opportunity to buy fundamentally strong stocks at reasonable prices. While the market is expected to remain under pressure in the coming months, one could invest in quality growth stocks Albertsons Companies (ACI), Celestica…

Geopolitical and macroeconomic issues have caused the stock market under pressure in the last few months. Despite possessing an inelastic demand for their products, the broad-based market correction has led to a pullback in shares of grocery stocks. With looming recession fears, it could be wise to add these grocery…

The Fed’s aggressive interest rate increases to fight high inflation has raised concerns about a potential recession. During times of market turmoil, companies in defensive sectors will likely perform better than the broader market owing to inelastic demand for their products. Thus, we think it could be profitable now to…

Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE:ACI) and Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) have expanded their partnership to include more than 2,000 of the grocer's banner stores nationwide through Uber Eats. Some of the banner stores included are Albertsons, Safeway, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Tom Thumb, and Randalls. The expansion will bring nearly 800 new locations to Uber Eats, including consumers…

Multi-decade high inflation is reflected in consumer staples like grocery items. While grocery prices are expected to rise further, an inelastic demand should help grocery retailers stay afloat by passing on the rising costs to consumers. In this article, I am going to discuss how inflation is expected to treat…

Albertsons Companies Inc. Class A Common Stock's (NYSE:ACI) short percent of float has risen 139.68% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 6.88 million shares sold short, which is 7.43% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE:ACI) reported a fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 10.2% to $17.4 billion, beating the consensus of $16.74 billion. Identical sales increased by 7.5%; on a two-year stacked basis, Identical sales growth was 19.3%. Digital sales increased 5%; on a two-year stacked basis, digital sales growth was 287%. Gross profit increased…

Growing concerns over surging inflation, worsening supply chain issues, and the possibility of further sanctions against Russia may lead to additional stock market volatility in the near term. Therefore, it could be prudent to bet on Albertsons (ACI), FONAR (FONR), and Hackett Group, Inc. (HCKT) as they are resilient to…

UBS analyst Mark Carden raised the price target on Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE:ACI) to $37 from $31 and kept a Neutral rating on the shares, implying a 5.5% upside. Carden noted higher than expected inflation is likely to turn into a tailwind for the company's same-store sales in the fourth quarter. Carden expects investors to…

Telsey Advisory analyst Joseph Feldman has maintained Outperform rating on Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE: ACI) with a $37.00 price target (5% upside). The analyst notes that the favorable macro trends, continued shift to healthy lifestyles, and benefits of a hybrid work environment would be positive for the company’s Q4 earnings. Feldman infers a strong business momentum…