Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) versus Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) Head-To-Head Contrast

Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Albertsons Companies and Grove Collaborative”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albertsons Companies	$80.39 billion	0.12	$958.60 million	$1.69	10.32
Grove Collaborative	$203.43 million	0.25	-$27.42 million	($0.62)	-1.96

Albertsons Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Grove Collaborative. Grove Collaborative is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albertsons Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Albertsons Companies and Grove Collaborative, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albertsons Companies	1	4	10	0	2.60
Grove Collaborative	1	1	1	0	2.00

Albertsons Companies presently has a consensus price target of $23.77, suggesting a potential upside of 36.25%. Grove Collaborative has a consensus price target of $1.60, suggesting a potential upside of 31.69%. Given Albertsons Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Grove Collaborative.

Risk & Volatility

Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grove Collaborative has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Grove Collaborative shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Albertsons Companies and Grove Collaborative’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albertsons Companies	1.20%	36.39%	4.45%
Grove Collaborative	-12.59%	N/A	-30.45%

Summary

Albertsons Companies beats Grove Collaborative on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of food and drug stores in the United States. The company’s food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in stores. It operates stores under various banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci’s Food Lovers Market; and pharmacies, in-store branded coffee shops, adjacent fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. Albertsons Companies, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Albertsons Investor Holdings LLC.

About Grove Collaborative

Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. operates as a plastic neutral consumer products retailer in the United States. It offers household, personal care, beauty, and other consumer products through retail channels, third parties, direct-to-consumer platform, and mobile applications, as well as online store. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.