Yahoo · Sep 5, 2026
Kroger, Publix, and regional grocery chains face pricing problem
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NYSE · ACI
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
$12.55
Down-$0.04 (-0.32%)
Updated Sep 7, 2026, 7:59 AM
SID Score
5.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 9.83B
- P/E ratio
- 10.94
- Dividend yield
- 4.78%
- 52-week range
- $10.86 – $20.00
- Volume
- 4.59M
- Avg. volume
- 8.17M
Price performance
ACI price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
ACI closed at $12.55 after 20 trading sessions, up 3.46% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $12.55
- Period change
- +3.46%
- Period low
- $11.98
- Period high
- $12.61
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | $12.40 | $12.64 | $12.40 | $12.55 | 4.59M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $12.53 | $12.69 | $12.385 | $12.59 | 4.37M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $12.42 | $12.685 | $12.27 | $12.48 | 11.51M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $12.40 | $12.67 | $12.37 | $12.46 | 6.23M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $12.48 | $12.59 | $12.335 | $12.35 | 7.75M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $12.32 | $12.64 | $12.285 | $12.53 | 5.51M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $12.22 | $12.3475 | $12.1638 | $12.23 | 4.16M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $12.40 | $12.5199 | $12.35 | $12.40 | 5.03M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $12.44 | $12.605 | $12.37 | $12.38 | 4.69M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $12.38 | $12.745 | $12.38 | $12.61 | 5.03M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $12.02 | $12.42 | $11.98 | $12.38 | 6.42M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $11.98 | $12.06 | $11.85 | $11.98 | 5.98M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $12.14 | $12.50 | $12.08 | $12.12 | 5.31M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $12.43 | $12.515 | $12.19 | $12.21 | 5.79M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $12.30 | $12.44 | $12.095 | $12.20 | 5.31M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $12.42 | $12.545 | $12.275 | $12.42 | 5.31M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $12.05 | $12.46 | $12.05 | $12.40 | 5.41M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $12.06 | $12.21 | $11.92 | $12.01 | 6.08M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $12.08 | $12.41 | $11.99 | $12.25 | 6.81M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $12.00 | $12.165 | $11.93 | $12.13 | 7.03M |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Albertsons is the second-largest supermarket operator in the United States with about 2,300 stores across a variety of banners. Around 80% of the firm's sales comes from nonperishable and fresh food, of which 26% comes from its portfolio of private brands. The company operates fuel centers at about 20% of its store locations and pharmacies at 75%. Albertsons went public in 2020 following years of ownership under private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which still owns about a fourth of the outstanding shares.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $26.20
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 25
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | UBS | Neutral | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | RBC Capital | Outperform | — |
News briefing
Generated Sep 6, 2026, 9:01 PM
Why Is ACI Down Today?
Albertsons shares declined modestly by 0.32% today as the grocery sector faces structural headwinds around pricing power and margin compression. The decline reflects broader concerns about weakening earnings across the industry, with Albertsons potentially vulnerable despite its valuation premium.
Bottom line: Albertsons faces a challenging near-term environment as industry-wide pricing pressures weigh on earnings and shareholder sentiment. While the stock's modest 0.32% decline reflects cautious optimism relative to sector struggles, investors should monitor whether management can stabilize margins and whether the premium valuation remains justified given current earnings weakness.
Yahoo · Sep 3, 2026
Albertsons (ACI) Stock May Trade At A Premium Despite Weaker Earnings
Albertsons Companies stock has delivered a steep decline over the past five years, yet on broad valuation checks it still screens as more expensive than many investors might hope for after such a pullback. The share price story and the current valuation signals are not fully aligned, which is what makes Albertsons interesting to reassess now. Over the past five years, Albertsons Companies stock has fallen about 41%, which means long term holders are still sitting on sizeable losses. Future...
Yahoo · Sep 3, 2026
Kroger Could Miss Quarterly Identical Sales Views Amid Challenging Grocery Backdrop, Oppenheimer Says
Kroger's (KR) fiscal second-quarter identical sales are expected to underperform market estimates am
Yahoo · Sep 3, 2026
Major US retailers face beef prices probe
The move follows an investigation opened in May into the four largest meatpackers in the US – JBS, Cargill, Tyson Foods and National Beef.
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