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

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

Risk & Volatility

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grove Collaborative	$203.43 million	0.24	-$27.42 million	($0.62)	-1.89
Albertsons Companies	$80.39 billion	0.12	$958.60 million	$1.69	10.22

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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Grove Collaborative and Albertsons Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Grove Collaborative currently has a consensus price target of $1.60, indicating a potential upside of 36.75%. Albertsons Companies has a consensus price target of $23.69, indicating a potential upside of 37.11%. Given Albertsons Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Grove Collaborative.

Summary

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

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.

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.