Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI – Get Free Report) and RH (NYSE:RH – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Risk & Volatility
Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RH has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Albertsons Companies and RH, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Albertsons Companies | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.56 |
| RH | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2.35 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Albertsons Companies and RH”s 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 | 10.57 |
| RH | $3.18 billion | 0.87 | $72.41 million | $5.37 | 27.37 |
Albertsons Companies has higher revenue and earnings than RH. Albertsons Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Albertsons Companies and RH’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% |
| RH | 3.20% | -113.58% | 3.08% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
71.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of RH shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of RH shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
RH beats Albertsons Companies on 8 of the 13 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 RH
RH, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the home furnishings market. The company offers products in various categories, including furniture, lighting, textiles, bathware, décor, outdoor and garden, baby, child, and teen furnishings. It provides its products through rh.com, rhbabyandchild.com, rhteen.com, rhmodern.com, and waterworks.com online channels, as well as operates RH Galleries, RH outlet stores, RH Guesthouse, and Waterworks showrooms in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The company was formerly known as Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to RH in January 2017. RH was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Corte Madera, California.
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