Albertsons Companies, Inc. (ACI) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $16.50: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 2.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.78; Below-average business quality.
Albertsons Companies operates 2,244 food and drug retail stores under 22 banners (Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and others) across 35 states and D.C. with approximately 280,000 employees serving 36.5 million customers weekly. Revenue comes from in-store grocery, pharmacy, and... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $16.50: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 2.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.78; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 47. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 65d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Albertsons Companies, Inc.
Latest news
- UBS Maintains Buy on Albertsons Companies, Lowers Price Target to $20 — benzinga Apr 15, 2026 positive
- JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Albertsons Companies, Lowers Price Target to $22 — benzinga Apr 15, 2026 neutral
- Full Transcript: Albertsons Companies Q4 2025 Earnings Call — benzinga Apr 15, 2026 neutral
- Massive Opioid Charge Wipes Out Albertsons Profit — benzinga Apr 14, 2026 negative
- Albertsons Companies Sees FY2026 Adj EPS $2.22-$2.32 vs $2.28 Est — benzinga Apr 14, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-27Item 5.02LOWBrian Rice appointed to Board of Directors effective February 25, 2026, expanding the Board from 10 to 11 directors. He serves as EVP and Global CIO at McDonald's Corporation. No committee assignment announced.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $16.50: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.0/10 and A.R:R 2.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 12%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.78; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 47. Prior stop was $15.56. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $18.90 (+15.2% upside). Prior stop was $15.56. Stop-loss: $15.56.
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Albertsons Companies, Inc. trades at a P/E of 41.0 (forward 6.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
26 analysts cover ACI with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $21.
What does Albertsons Companies, Inc. do?Albertsons Companies operates 2,244 food and drug retail stores under 22 banners (Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and...
Albertsons Companies operates 2,244 food and drug retail stores under 22 banners (Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and others) across 35 states and D.C. with approximately 280,000 employees serving 36.5 million customers weekly. Revenue comes from in-store grocery, pharmacy, and online sales, with 51.2 million loyalty program members and no single supplier representing more than 5% of sales.