Metro (OTCMKTS:MTTWF) & Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Critical Review

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Albertsons Companies and Metro, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albertsons Companies	4	8	5	0	2.06
Metro	0	0	0	0	0.00

Albertsons Companies currently has a consensus price target of $15.31, suggesting a potential upside of 25.99%. Given Albertsons Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Metro.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Albertsons Companies and Metro”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albertsons Companies	$83.23 billion	0.07	$217.40 million	$0.08	151.88
Metro	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Albertsons Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Metro.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albertsons Companies	0.08%	45.59%	3.83%
Metro	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Albertsons Companies beats Metro on 9 of the 9 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 Metro

Metro AG operates as a food wholesale company in Germany and internationally. It operates bricks-and-mortar wholesale stores and delivery depots under the METRO, MAKRO, Classic Fine Foods, Pro à Pro, Aviludo, Pro a Pro Spain, Johan i Hallen & Bergfalk, and Rungis Express brand names serving hotels, restaurants, bars, cafés, catering companies, canteen operators, small grocery stores, and kiosks in Europe, Russia, and Asia, as well as online marketplace METRO MARKETS. The company also develops digital solutions; and offers food delivery services. In addition, it provides services in the areas of real estate, logistics, information technology, procurement, and advertising. The company was formerly known as METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG and changed its name to METRO AG in August 2017. Metro AG was founded in 1964 and is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.