Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI – Get Free Report) and Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Albertsons Companies and Yunhong Green CTI”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Albertsons Companies | $81.37 billion | 0.12 | $958.60 million | $1.69 | 10.10 |
| Yunhong Green CTI | $17.95 million | 0.67 | -$1.50 million | ($0.31) | -14.03 |
Albertsons Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Yunhong Green CTI. Yunhong Green CTI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albertsons Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yunhong Green CTI has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Albertsons Companies and Yunhong Green CTI’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% |
| Yunhong Green CTI | -3.76% | -7.78% | -3.07% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Albertsons Companies and Yunhong Green CTI, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Albertsons Companies | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.56 |
| Yunhong Green CTI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Albertsons Companies currently has a consensus price target of $23.43, indicating a potential upside of 37.28%. Given Albertsons Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Yunhong Green CTI.
Summary
Albertsons Companies beats Yunhong Green CTI on 12 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 Yunhong Green CTI
Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. develops, produces, distributes, and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It offers novelty products, including foil balloons; latex balloons under the Partyloons name; and toy balloon products, which include punch balls, water bombs, and balloons twisted into shapes, as well as other inflatable toy items. The company also offers packaging films and custom film products for food, and other commercial and packaging applications; and container products, as well as assembles and sells Candy Blossom product line. It primarily serves various retail outlets, including general merchandise stores, discount and drugstore chains, grocery chains, card and gift shops, party goods stores, and florists and balloon decorators. The company sells its products directly, as well as through a network of distributors and wholesalers, retail chains, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Yunhong CTI Ltd. and changed its name to Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. in August 2023. Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lake Barrington, Illinois.
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